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New York governor pushes to investigate Cornell's handling of a 2024 gang rape accusation

New York governor pushes to investigate Cornell's handling of a 2024 gang rape accusation

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September 30th, 2026

New York governor pushes to investigate Cornell's handling of a 2024 gang rape accusation

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The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, asked for an investigation on Tuesday.

La gobernadora de Nueva York, Kathy Hochul, pidió el martes una investigación.

She wants to know how Cornell University responded to a gang rape accusation in 2024.

Quiere saber cómo respondió la Universidad de Cornell a una acusación de violación en grupo en 2024.

A woman says that seven students sexually assaulted her.

Una mujer dice que siete estudiantes la agredieron sexualmente.

She claims that they forced her to drink alcohol and take drugs.

Ella afirma que la obligaron a consumir alcohol y drogas.

The woman filed a lawsuit this month.

La mujer presentó una demanda este mes.

The attack happened at the Chi Phi fraternity on campus in October 2024.

La agresión ocurrió en la fraternidad Chi Phi del campus en octubre de 2024.

According to the lawsuit, they pressured her to breathe in ketamine, smoke marijuana, and drink alcohol.

Según la demanda, la presionaron para inhalar ketamina, fumar marihuana y beber alcohol.

She became unable to give consent.

Ella quedó incapaz de consentir.

She reported the incident to the campus police.

Denunció el incidente a la policía del campus.

But the local district attorney's office decided not to charge anyone at that time.

Pero la oficina del fiscal de distrito local decidió no procesar a nadie en ese momento.

On Monday, it reopened the criminal investigation.

El lunes reabrió la investigación penal.

It did this because public outrage was growing.

Lo hizo ante el aumento de la indignación pública.

Hochul is a Democrat. She supported that decision by Matthew Van Houten, the Tompkins County prosecutor.

Hochul, demócrata, apoyó esa decisión del fiscal del condado de Tompkins, Matthew Van Houten.

But she said there are still questions about Cornell's reporting systems.

Pero dijo que aún hay preguntas sobre los sistemas de denuncia de Cornell.

There are also doubts about its response and its prevention.

También hay dudas sobre su respuesta y su prevención.

She asked to hire an outside law firm to investigate the university independently.

Pidió contratar un bufete externo para investigar a la universidad de forma independiente.

She called the accusations horrifying.

Calificó las acusaciones de horripilantes.

She said no student should wonder if institutions will listen to them and act.

Dijo que ningún estudiante debería preguntarse si las instituciones lo escucharán y actuarán.

Van Houten argued that the students did things that were morally wrong.

Van Houten argumentó que los estudiantes hicieron cosas moralmente incorrectas.

But he said the woman's first story did not include being drugged or forced.

Pero dijo que el relato inicial de la mujer no incluía que la drogaran o forzaran.

He defended the decision not to investigate further.

Defendió no investigar más.

He called a photo from a group chat a false lead.

Calificó una foto de un chat grupal como una pista falsa.

Cornell said it supported reopening the case.

Cornell dijo que apoyaba reabrir el caso.

It also said its investigation had already led to students being disciplined or expelled.

También dijo que su investigación ya había dejado estudiantes disciplinados o expulsados.

The Chi Phi chapter is still banned from campus.

El capítulo de Chi Phi sigue vetado del campus.

September 30th, 2026

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