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Cornell Rape Case Reopened as Governor Demands Probe Into University Response

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•The Tompkins County DA will present evidence to a grand jury after initially declining to charge the accused students, citing complications in New York law around voluntary intoxication.
•Governor Hochul has demanded an investigation into Cornell's institutional response to the original complaint.
•A campus police interview transcript obtained by CBS News has intensified scrutiny of how law enforcement handled the initial report.
•Cornell will retain outside counsel to independently review its handling of the case, while Chi Phi's national organization says it expelled implicated members promptly.
•Some commentators, including the New York Post's Miranda Devine, have cautioned against presuming guilt, drawing parallels to past cases involving false accusations.

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