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Cornell rape investigation will be led by a former prosecutor in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs case

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NEW YORK (AP) — A reopened criminal investigation into gang rape allegations at Cornell University will be led by a former Manhattan federal prosecutor who...

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Former ‘Diddy' prosecutor to lead Cornell sexual assault investigation (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    The fraternity house at the center of a rape allegation stands on the campus of Cornell University on Oct. 8, 2026, in Ithaca, New York.

  2. Local News 8

    Former federal prosecutor to lead Cornell sex assault investigation (opens Local News 8)

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    By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — The New York attorney general’s office tapped a former federal prosecutor experienced in sex crime cases to lead the criminal investigation into allegations of sexual assault at Cornell University.

  3. MS Now

    NY Attorney General appoints former federal prosecutor to lead Cornell rape probe (opens MS Now)

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    Jacqueline Kelly, who led the Southern District of New York’s prosecution of Sean “Diddy” Combs, is also a Cornell graduate.

  4. WHDH Boston

    Cornell rape investigation will be led by a former prosecutor in the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs case (opens WHDH Boston)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A reopened criminal investigation into gang rape allegations at Cornell University will be led by a former Manhattan federal prosecutor who...

  5. New York Times

    Attorney General Appoints Outside Counsel to Lead Cornell Rape Case (opens New York Times)

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    Jacqueline Kelly will oversee a criminal investigation into a former student’s allegations that she was raped in 2024.

  6. WNYT Albany

    New York AG appoints veteran prosecutor for Cornell sexual assault probe (opens WNYT Albany)

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    New York Attorney General Letitia James named Jacqueline Kelly to lead an outside criminal investigation into an alleged sexual assault at Cornell University. James announced Wednesday that Kelly will serve as outside counsel in the investigation of an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University’s …

  7. New York Post

    AG Tish James appoints attorney who oversaw ‘Diddy’ trial to probe ‘Cornell 7’ gang rape case (opens New York Post)

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    NY Attorney General Letitia James appointed Jacqueline Kelly to investigate an alleged gang rape involving Cornell University fraternity members.

  8. Bloomberg

    Letitia James Taps Former NY Prosecutor in Cornell Assault Probe (opens Bloomberg)

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    New York Attorney General Letitia James appointed a former federal prosecutor to lead the criminal investigation into allegations of a rape at Cornell University in 2024, following through on a promise to bring outside counsel into the probe.

  9. Anchorage Daily News

    Cornell rape investigation will be led by former prosecutor in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs case (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Jacqueline Kelly is a Cornell alumna and will serve as outside counsel for the investigation by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

  10. News Nation Now

    Diddy prosecutor to lead Cornell rape investigation (opens News Nation Now)

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    Jacqueline Kelly will lead the probe into an alleged 2024 fraternity party rape at Cornell.

  11. The Guardian

    Letitia James appoints ex-prosecutor to lead Cornell sexual assault investigation (opens The Guardian)

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    Jacqueline Kelly, who took part in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs case, will head criminal inquiry into 2024 incident at university The New York attorney general, Letitia James, has tapped a former prosecutor involved in the Sean “Diddy” Combs case to head a criminal investigation into 2024 sexual assault alleg…

  12. amNewYork

    Letitia James appoints outside counsel to lead Cornell University rape case (opens amNewYork)

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    New York Attorney General Letitia James has appointed a former federal prosecutor to lead “a fair and comprehensive criminal investigation” into the alleged sexual assault at Cornell University in Oct. 2024.

  13. The Boston Globe

    Former federal prosecutor to investigate Cornell sexual assault claims (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The appointment would offer New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office, which does not typically prosecute sex crimes, added experience to the Cornell investigation.

  14. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Former Combs case prosecutor to captain probe (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    NEW YORK -- A reopened criminal investigation into gang rape accusations at Cornell University will be led by a former Manhattan federal prosecutor who oversaw high-profile sex crimes cases against music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs and fashion executive Peter Nygård, New York Attorney General Letitia J…

  15. Breitbart News

    Nolte: Letitia James Assigns Diddy Investigator to Cornell 7 Case (opens Breitbart News)

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    Special prosecutor and disgraced New York Attorney General Letitia James has appointed former Civil Rights attorney Jacqueline Kelly to lead the investigation into the Cornell 7 gang rape case.

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