A single social media post could get Letitia James thrown off the explosive Cornell rape case
Your browser does not support the video tag. Four more men accused in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit have signed on to a co-defendant’s bid to have New York ’s attorney general removed from the reopened criminal investigation into her gang rape allegations, court filings lodged on Thursday show. The men agreed to be added to a court petition seeking Attorney General Letitia James ’ removal from the case, according to the co-defendant’s lawyers . The petition argues she should be taken off because of social media posts she made before her involvement, in which she condemned the alleged assault and voiced support for the accuser. Four men named in a former Cornell University student’s lawsuit are joining a co-defendant’s effort to block New York’s attorney general from leading a reopened criminal investigation into the woman’s gang rape allegations (AP) The move came a day after James named Jacqueline Kelly, a former federal prosecutor who oversaw sex crimes cases against music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, as outside counsel for the investigation. Kelly and a team of lawyers and investigators will handle evidence gathering, witness interviews and other investigative steps, reporting to James. James said in a statement on Wednesday
