{
  "id": 11462171,
  "title": "NY governor vows to close loophole after alleged Cornell gang rape",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ny-governor-vows-to-close-loophole-after-alleged-cornell-gang-rape",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T14:41:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/02/ny-governor-vows-to-close-loophole-after-alleged-cornell-gang-rape"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New York Governor Kathy Hochul has pledged to close a legal loophole that allows offenders to avoid rape charges if their victims were willingly intoxicated, following an alleged gang rape at Cornell University. The governor's statement comes after prosecutors decided not to file charges in the case two years ago, sparking outrage in the US. State Attorney General Letitia James was appointed as a special prosecutor, reopening the investigation on Monday following a civil lawsuit filed by the alleged victim. The victim claims she was drugged with ketamine and gang-raped by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity in 2024. Hochul criticized the initial investigation, stating that if the victim was confident she had been raped, the police should have elevated the allegations to the district attorney. Cornell University temporarily suspended the students involved and closed the fraternity following the allegations.",
  "summary": "Prosecutors did not file charges against the suspects two years ago, but an investigation was reopened on Monday after the victim filed a civil suit.",
  "key_points": [
    "Governor Hochul vows to close legal loophole on rape charges.",
    "Prosecutors declined to file charges in 2024 Cornell gang rape case.",
    "Victim alleges drugging with ketamine and gang-rape by seven fraternity members."
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Furor grows over Cornell rape allegations",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/furor-grows-over-cornell-rape-allegations",
        "published": "2026-10-02T10:52:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Cornell rape case's Jane Doe described night inside frat house for Title IX investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cornell-rape-cases-jane-doe-described-night-inside-frat-house-for",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:53:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Woman in alleged Cornell gang-rape case was ‘failed’ by system, New York governor says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/woman-in-alleged-cornell-gang-rape-case-was-failed-by-system-new-york",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:33:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "N.Y. governor vows to close loophole after alleged Cornell gang rape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/n-y-governor-vows-to-close-loophole-after-alleged-cornell-gang-rape",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:37:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "NY governor vows to close loophole after alleged Cornell gang rape",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ny-governor-vows-to-close-loophole-after-alleged-cornell-gang-rape-11465092",
        "published": "2026-10-02T14:41:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "NY governor says Cornell rape accuser 'failed' by people obligated to protect her",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/ny-governor-says-cornell-rape-accuser-failed-by-people-obligated-to",
        "published": "2026-10-02T16:22:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}