New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that a woman who alleges she was drugged and raped by multiple fraternity members at Cornell University in 2024 was "failed" by those obligated to protect her.

Hochul's comments came a day after announcing she had lost faith in the district attorney overseeing the Cornell University rape case and appointed New York Attorney General Letitia James as the special prosecutor to oversee the investigation.

"In what world would the police learn from a victim that she'd been literally gang raped while intoxicated by five men in a fraternity house and not elevate those allegations to the district attorney?" Hochul said at a press conference. "In what world does the district attorney not even interview her or anyone else involved or even request the full transcript?"

"At every turn, she was failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her," Hochul said.

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