New York Governor Cathy Hochul appointed a special prosecutor on October 1 to oversee the investigation of a case where members of the Cornell University Ziffey Brothers suspected of drugged and gang-raped a girl, and submitting case evidence to the grand jury if necessary. Hochul said that the newly disclosed information seriously questioned the investigation work of the Cornell Police Department and the Tompkins County District Attorney's decision not to prosecute, and the public's confidence in the district attorney's effective handling of the case was also shaken. She has signed an executive order appointing New York Attorney General Letitia James as the special prosecutor responsible for the case.

New York Governor Cathy Hochul appointed a special prosecutor on October 1 to oversee the investigation of a case where members of the Cornell University Ziffey Brothers suspected of drugged and gang-raped a girl, and submitting case evidence to the grand jury if necessary. Hochul said that the newly disclosed information seriously questioned the investigation work of the Cornell Police Department and the Tompkins County District Attorney's decision not to prosecute, and the public's confidence in the district attorney's effective handling of the case was also shaken. She has signed an executive order appointing New York Attorney General Letitia James as the special prosecutor responsible for the case.