Amid the renewed investigation into seven men accused of sexually assaulting a woman at Cornell, New York Governor Kathy Hochul has drawn backlash for appearing in a Netflix documentary about the case and commenting on the allegations.None of the seven men have been criminally charged.Hochul signed an executive order in October assigning New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to investigate the case.In the newly released documentary titled "Instadocs: Jane Doe v.
Cornell," Hochul appears around 13 minutes into the film, expressing her own reaction to news surrounding the case.New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York Attorney General Letitia James attend a press conference regarding an investigation into alleged sexual assault at Cornell University, in New York City, US, October 2, 2026.(REUTERS/Jeenah Moon)CORNELL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE REVIVES SCRUTINY OF A LITTLE-KNOWN NEW YORK LAW ON INTOXICATED VICTIMSSpeaking to an interviewer, she said, "My first reaction was how disgusting, not again.
You feel like, not again."She also reflected on her past experience from when she was an undergrad at Syracuse University in the late '70s.CORNELL PROTESTERS SWARM CAMPUS TO SUPPORT JANE DOE, CALL FOR UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT'S RESIGNATION"There were a series of rapes our first week on campus and there was a sense of anxiety all around," Hochul said.The fraternity house at the center of a rape allegation stands on the campus of Cornell University on Oct.8, 2026, in Ithaca, New York.
(Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)She condemned what she called a "culture" that "has never changed."SALLY YATES' CORNELL REVIEW OF ALLEGED GANG RAPE COULD SCRUTINIZE CRUCIAL POLICE INTERVIEW, ATTORNEY SAYS"The number of people involved and the repugnancy of her allegations would’ve drawn you to local police department fairly quickly," she said.Jane Doe's allegations gained the national spotlight when she filed a civil lawsuit naming the seven Cornell Chi Phi fraternity brothers, the ...