霍楚抨击康奈尔警方与检方"严重失职" 任命总检察长詹乐霞为特别检察官
据《今日美国》与《纽约邮报》报道，纽约州州长凯西·霍楚10月2日严厉抨击康奈尔大学警方与地方检方在一桩校园案件调查中的"严重失职"，宣布任命州总检察长詹乐霞为特别检察官接手调查。
霍楚表示，现有调查在证据固定、受害人保护等环节存在重大疏漏，公众对地方调查的信任已经受损，由总检察长办公室接管是恢复公信力的必要之举。詹乐霞办公室将重新审查案件全部材料。
与此同时，霍楚还宣布推动立法，堵塞纽约州法律中"自愿醉酒"辩护的相关漏洞。州长称，现行法律让部分性侵案件的被告得以利用受害人醉酒状态逃避追责，修法将明确非自愿情形下的定罪标准。
康奈尔大学表示将全力配合总检察长办公室的调查。近年来，美国多所高校的校园性侵案件处理都曾引发争议，纽约州此次由州级层面直接介入调查，被视为对校园案件问责机制的一次强化，也可能推动其他州跟进类似的立法改革。
Hochul Slams Cornell Police and Prosecutors Over 'Grave Failures,' Names AG James Special Prosecutor
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on October 2 sharply criticized Cornell University police and local prosecutors for "grave failures" in a campus case investigation, appointing Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to take over, USA Today and the New York Post reported.
Hochul said the investigation suffered major lapses in evidence preservation and victim protection, eroding public trust, and that a takeover by the attorney general's office is needed to restore confidence. James's office will re-examine all case materials.
Hochul also announced a legislative push to close the "voluntary intoxication" loophole in state law, saying current statutes let some sexual-assault defendants exploit victims' intoxication to evade accountability, and that the fix would clarify conviction standards.
Cornell said it will fully cooperate with the attorney general's investigation. Campus sexual-assault handling has sparked controversy at multiple U.S. universities in recent years; New York's state-level intervention is seen as strengthening accountability for campus cases and could prompt similar legislative moves in other states.
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