New York Attorney General Letitia James was appointed special prosecutor in a sexual assault investigation at Cornell University on October 2, 2026, after the state's governor removed the district attorney previously handling the case.
The governor said she had lost confidence in the prosecutors who had been overseeing the matter, NBC News and BBC News reported. Oversight of the case was transferred from the district attorney to James.
The investigation centers on a fraternity rape allegation at Cornell. The university is in New York.