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Cornell 7 accused student will try and get woke AG Letitia James taken off case today after she stated gang rape accusations as fact

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Potter, W. (2026, October 29). Cornell 7 accused student will try and get woke AG Letitia James taken off case today after she stated gang rape accusations as fact. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16250147/Cornell-7-Letitia-James-special-prosecutor-removed-AG.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Gillio Lopes, one of seven Alpha Chi fraternity brothers accused of sexually assaulting a student at a party in October 2024, is trying to have New York Attorney General Letitia James removed as special prosecutor in his case. Lopes's attorney claims that James showed bias by affirming the victim’s allegations as fact and declaring her office would stand with the alleged survivor before being appointed as special prosecutor. The court hearing on this request is scheduled for Thursday in Sullivan County, upstate New York.

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A state judge is considering whether to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from leading a criminal investigation into gang rape allegations at Cornell University after social media posts she made. The case involves seven former Cornell fraternity members accused in a lawsuit filed by a female student who claims she was drugged and raped at their fraternity house in October 2024. On September 28, before her appointment as special prosecutor, James posted on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook expressing support for the accuser: “What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable.” Defense attorney Andrew Miltenberg argues that these posts demonstrate bias against his client Gillio Lopes and other defendants. The judge heard arguments but did not immediately rule, with a decision expected in the coming days.

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Who wrote this

Will Potter

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Topics

Alpha Chi Cornell New York Sullivan County

Subjects

James PERSON · 11× Jane Doe PERSON · 4× Lopes PERSON · 3× New York GPE · 3× Bernstein PERSON · 2× Cornell ORG · 2× Letitia James PERSON · 2× Alpha Chi ORG · 1× Gillio Lopes PERSON · 1× Jane Doe's PERSON · 1×

Narrative

One of the Cornell fraternity brothers accused of gang raping a student in a civil lawsuit is attempting to have New York Attorney General Letitia James removed as special prosecutor in his case Before James was appointed as special prosecutor earlier this month, the Attorney General was accused of bias when she issued a statement of support for the alleged victim At Thursday's court hearing, Lopes's attorney Stuart Bernstein told the court that James had 'failed the obligation' to carry out her investigation impartially.

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2026-10-30 · Daily Mail

Cornell 7 accused student will try and get woke AG Letitia James taken off case today after she stated gang rape accusations as fact · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 1 hedged)

James → accuse → case

Gillio Lopes, one of seven Alpha Chi fraternity brothers accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a party in October 2024, has accused James of bias in her approach to the high-profile case. asserted

Lopes → accuse → case

Before James was appointed as special prosecutor earlier this month, the Attorney General issued a statement of support for Lopes's alleged victim, who filed under the pseudonym Jane Doe. asserted

who → appoint → pseudonym

James affirmed Jane Doe's allegations as fact as she described her as a 'survivor', and declared that her office 'stands with' the alleged victim. asserted

office → affirm → victim

Lopes's attorney Andrew Miltbenberg wrote in a court filing that this statement showed James was not approaching the case with impartiality, and requested she be removed as special prosecutor. asserted

she → write → prosecutor

Miltenberg requested that James be removed immediately, because waiting for her to potentially bring criminal charges could impact a future trial through her controlling witness interviews and evidence. uncertain

her → request → interviews

The filing is set to be heard Thursday in Sullivan County in upstate New York. asserted

filing → set → York

James has previously denied that her statement of support for Jane Doe was evidence of bias, as she argued it was merely a show of 'empathy' for the student. asserted

it → deny → student

James → accuse → investigation

'The only one that has brought a political issue into this is the state,' Bernstein said. ' asserted

Bernstein → bring → this

We're not asking the court to supervise an investigation... asserted

We → ask → investigation

We're asking to restore confidence into an objective investigation. asserted

We → ask → investigation

Bringing up James's social media statement supporting Jane Doe, Bernstein described the issues as a 'perfect storm' for throwing the Attorney General off the case. asserted

Bernstein → bring → case

'We're not looking for a wide sweeping referendum your honor,' the attorney said. asserted

attorney → look → referendum

'We're asking that you send this back to the governor. asserted

you → ask → governor

'We're not asking you to step in and pick someone... asserted

We → ask → someone

we're asking you to say the person she picked doesn't work.' James has previously denied that her statement of support for Jane Doe was evidence of bias, as she argued it was merely a show of 'empathy' for the student Protests erupted in the wake of a civil lawsuit that thrust the alleged 2024 rape into the national spotlight asserted

that → ask → spotlight