Hochul Names Letitia James as Special Prosecutor in Cornell Case NYT - Home Page By: Santul NerkarοΌ Benjamin Oreskes and Hurubie Meko 2 October 2026 at 00:15 Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the New York State attorney general to investigate allegations by a former Cornell University student that several men sexually assaulted her. Β© Ryan Murphy for The New York TimesGov. Kathy Hochul appointed Letitia James, the state attorney general, to investigate the Cornell University assault allegation.