Kathy Hochul: “I am deeply disturbed by how Cornell University police and the Tompkins County district attorney’s office handled…”

This has, in turn, undercut my faith, and the public's faith, in the District Attorney's ability to effectively investigate and prosecute the case at this time.

This young woman had already endured something that is utterly unspeakable, and then at every turn she was failed by people and institutions with an obligation to protect her.

I’m deeply disturbed at Cornell University’s police and how they handled this.

The decision by Matthew Van Houten, the Tompkins county district attorney, not to prosecute the 2024 case, and the questions raised in recent days over the Cornell police department’s investigation of the allegations, have undercut my…