Tag: Van Houten, Matthew
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Sally Yates to Lead Internal Investigation Into Cornell’s Handling of Sexual Assault Report
The university hired Sally Yates, a career federal prosecutor, to investigate how it handled a former student’s claim she was raped in 2024.
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D.A. in Cornell Rape Inquiry Declined to Review Additional Evidence
Records show that campus police officers informed Tompkins County prosecutors that they had conducted additional interviews beyond taking a statement from the woman who said she was raped.
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Letitia James Is in Charge of the Cornell Rape Inquiry. What Comes Next?
As a special prosecutor, Ms. James has wide powers over the handling of the investigation, but legal experts say the case comes with potential obstacles.
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Why Prosecutors May Face Legal Hurdles in the Cornell Investigation
Experts in sexual assault cases said it may not be easy to win a conviction on the rape allegations that Jane Doe has made against fraternity members.
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Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case
Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the state attorney general to investigate a former Cornell University student’s allegation of rape. The woman has sued seven men in connection with the alleged assault.
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Statement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was Raped
Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.
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What New York’s Rape Laws Mean for the Cornell Case
State law makes it harder to prosecute when victims drank willingly. The prosecutor in the Cornell case said that kept him from charging students accused of sexual assault.
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D.A. in Cornell Case Hopes to Speak to Accuser as He Weighs New Evidence
District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said a woman’s report to police in 2024 saying she had been raped at a fraternity did not support a criminal case. But he said he is now reaching out to her.
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A Timeline of the Cornell University Rape Investigation
Prosecutors have reopened an investigation into a former student’s claims that several men sexually assaulted her in a campus fraternity house.