A Title IX investigation was also conducted by Cornell in 2025, during which about 50 interviews were conducted with 32 witnesses. An upstate New York county prosecutor has reopened an investigation the alleged 2024 sexual assault of a female Cornell student at a fraternity house. New York Governor Kathy Hochul has appointed Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor on the Cornell case.

What could happen next

  • Ms Hochul said the attorney general would oversee the investigation and, if warranted, present evidence to a grand jury.