纽约州检察长莉蒂娅·詹姆斯面临要求其退出康奈尔大学性侵指控调查的呼声，此前一名被指控学生的律师质疑她在接手案件前是否已公开认定指控属实。
New York Attorney General Letitia James is facing a call to step aside from the investigation into the alleged Cornell sexual assault after an attorney for one of the accused students questioned whether she had publicly accepted the allegations before taking over the case.
代表七名前兄弟会成员之一的律师安德鲁·米尔滕伯格表示，詹姆斯早前支持指控者的言论造成了“本可避免的关于公正性外观的质疑”。米尔滕伯格在给福克斯新闻的声明中说：“担忧在于公众能否相信调查是在没有任何预设事实观点的情况下开始的。”
Andrew Miltenberg, who represents one of seven former fraternity members accused in a civil lawsuit, said James’ earlier statements supporting the accuser created an "avoidable question about the appearance of impartiality." "The concern is whether the public can have confidence that the investigation begins without any predetermined view of the facts," Miltenberg said in a statement to Fox News.
AOC 对康奈尔强奸指控的戏剧性复述与投诉细节相冲突 纽约州州长凯西·霍楚周四任命检察长办公室为特别检察官，接替汤普金斯县地方检察官马修·范豪滕，负责调查 2024 年 10 月在康奈尔大学 Chi Phi 兄弟会会所发生的涉嫌性侵案件。
AOC'S DRAMATIC RETELLING OF CORNELL RAPE ALLEGATIONS COLLIDES WITH COMPLAINT DETAILS Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the attorney general’s office as special prosecutor Thursday, replacing Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten in the investigation into an alleged October 2024 sexual assault at Cornell’s Chi Phi fraternity house.
法庭文件中以“简·多伊”代称的这名女子指控七名前兄弟会成员给她下药并实施性侵。这些男子均否认有不当行为，其中一些人坚称性行为是自愿的，另一些人则否认参与其中。目前这七名男子均未面临刑事指控。
The woman, identified in court papers as Jane Doe, alleges seven former fraternity members drugged and sexually assaulted her. The men have denied wrongdoing, with some maintaining the sexual activity was consensual and others denying they participated. No criminal charges have been filed against the seven men.
被删除的邮件详述詹姆斯办公室内部涉嫌针对特朗普的推进：“寻找并追究罪行”米尔滕贝格的异议集中在詹姆斯办公室被任命领导刑事调查之前发表的言论。她公开将该女子“被迫忍受”的经历描述为“恐怖且不可接受”，并告诉她，连同“所有幸存者”，道出“我们与你站在一起。”
DELETED EMAIL DETAILS ALLEGED TRUMP-TARGETING PUSH INSIDE LETITIA JAMES’ OFFICE: ‘FIND AND PURSUE CRIMES’Miltenberg’s objection centers on comments James made before her office was appointed to lead the criminal investigation. She publicly described what the woman had "been forced to endure" as "horrific and unacceptable" and told her, together with "all survivors," that "we stand with you."
周五新闻发布会上，当被问及因Facebook帖子而涉及的客观性问题时，詹姆斯表示：“我不会对Facebook帖子发表评论。”
When asked at Friday’s news conference about her objectivity in light of the Facebook post, James said, "I will not comment on a Facebook post."
刑事辩护律师兼福克斯新闻撰稿人唐娜·罗图诺在福克斯新闻节目《大周末秀》露面时也质疑詹姆斯的角色。“但这应该公平。应该公正。而且不应该来自已经在Facebook上就此事发表过公开声明的人，”罗图诺谈到重启调查时说道。
Criminal defense attorney and Fox News contributor Donna Rotunno also questioned James’ role during an appearance on Fox News’ "The Big Weekend Show." "But it should be fair. It should be impartial. And it should not be from someone who’s already made a public statement on Facebook about it," Rotunno said of reopening the investigation.
詹姆斯表示，调查将遵循“事实与法律”。米尔滕贝格表示，他的担忧并非出于政治考量，也不减损性侵指控的严重性。
James has said the investigation will be guided by "the facts and the law." Miltenberg said his concerns were not political and did not diminish the seriousness of sexual assault allegations.
特朗普律师团队瞄准詹姆斯在4.5亿美元案件证据问题上的沉默 “对报告性侵犯的人表达同情没有任何不妥，”他说。“但支持提出指控的人，与在调查前似乎接受该指控的事实前提，二者有着重要区别。”他敦促詹姆斯个人回避，同时允许其办公室中未公开评论指控实质的资深检察官处理调查。“这不会削弱调查，反而会加强调查，”米尔滕贝格说。
TRUMP LAWYERS TARGET WHAT LETITIA JAMES WON’T SAY ABOUT EVIDENCE IN $450M CASE "There is nothing improper about expressing compassion for someone who reports a sexual assault," he said. "But there is an important difference between supporting a person who makes an allegation and appearing to accept the factual premise of that allegation before conducting an investigation." He urged James to personally recuse herself while allowing senior prosecutors in her office who have not publicly commented on the merits of the allegations to handle the investigation. "That would not weaken the investigation. It would strengthen it," Miltenberg said.
他辩称，促使任命特别检察官的那些关于独立性和公众信心的担忧，同样应适用于领导替代调查的人选。
He argued that the same concerns about independence and public confidence that prompted the appointment of a special prosecutor should apply to the person leading the replacement investigation.
莱蒂蒂亚·詹姆斯连任优势缩水，鲜为人知的挑战者开始引人注目 “我并非暗示詹姆斯总检察长认为自己无法公正，”他说。
LETITIA JAMES’ RE-ELECTION CUSHION SHRINKS AS LITTLE-KNOWN CHALLENGER STARTS TURNING HEADS "I am not suggesting that Attorney General James does not believe she can be fair," he said.
多伊于9月16日提起民事诉讼，距离涉嫌性侵发生已近两年，此案因此再度受到关注。起诉书还点名了康奈尔大学、兄弟会实体、多伊所属的姐妹会及一家当地酒吧等，指控他们未能保护她。
The case drew renewed scrutiny after Doe filed a civil lawsuit Sept. 16, nearly two years after the alleged assault. The complaint also names Cornell, fraternity entities, Doe’s sorority and a local bar, among others, alleging failures to protect her.
拜登任命的法官在特朗普最新法律诉讼中判詹姆斯败诉 范豪顿最初拒绝追究刑事指控，称其办公室收到的康奈尔大学校警签署声明，根据纽约法律不足以构成犯罪。他表示检方假定多伊的陈述属实，且她的可信度“从未受到质疑”。诉讼浮出水面后，他重启了调查。
BIDEN-APPOINTED JUDGE HANDS LETITIA JAMES SETBACK IN LATEST TRUMP LEGAL CLASH Van Houten initially declined to pursue criminal charges, saying the signed statement his office received from Cornell University Police did not establish a crime under New York law. He said prosecutors assumed Doe’s account was true and that her credibility was "never in question." He later reopened the investigation after the lawsuit surfaced.
康奈尔大学校长称大学在处理性侵指控上“必须做得更好” 当哥伦比亚广播公司新闻向范豪顿提供多伊警方访谈的更完整记录时，他称其办公室从未收到过，此事使对原调查的质疑加剧。
CORNELL PRESIDENT SAYS UNIVERSITY 'MUST DO BETTER' ON HANDLING OF SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS Questions about the original investigation intensified when CBS News presented Van Houten with a fuller transcript of Doe’s police interviews that he said his office had never received.
“那不是我掌握的信息，”范豪顿说，并补充称其存在“改变了我的判断格局。”罗图诺也质疑为何检方在决定不起诉前，未寻求完整的调查记录。
"That wasn’t information that I had," Van Houten said, adding that its existence "changes the landscape for me." Rotunno also questioned why prosecutors had not sought the complete investigative record before deciding against charges.
“真正的问题是，为什么地方检察官不要求校警收集的每一份信息？”她在《周末大秀》节目中说。她警告不要让公众反应主导案件。
"The real question is, why didn’t the DA ask for every piece of information that the campus police gathered?" she said on "The Big Weekend Show." She warned against allowing public reaction to drive the case.
“我们正在目睹舆论审判在此接管一切，而我们并不掌握事实，”罗图诺说。
"We are watching the court of public opinion take over here when we don’t know the facts," Rotunno said.
康奈尔大学已单独同意对其处理指控的方式进行独立审查。大学校长迈克尔·科特利科夫表示，其纪律程序导致两名学生被开除，两名学生被停学至少两个学期。一名学生在纪律处分实施前已毕业，两名学生被认定对性不当行为不负责任。这些程序独立于刑事调查。
Cornell has separately agreed to an independent review of its handling of the allegations. University President Michael Kotlikoff said its disciplinary process resulted in two expulsions and two suspensions of at least two semesters. One student graduated before discipline could be imposed, and two were found not responsible for sexual misconduct. Those proceedings are separate from the criminal investigation.
康奈尔大学此前告诉福克斯新闻，它“完全支持任命特别检察官”，并致力于“对康奈尔处理此案的所有方面进行独立的外部审查。”米尔滕伯格表示，关于刑事指控的任何决定都应来自公众可以信任其公正性的检察官。
Cornell previously told Fox News it "fully support[s] the appointment of a special prosecutor" and is committed to "an independent external review of all aspects of how Cornell has handled this case." Miltenberg said any decision about criminal charges should come from prosecutors whose impartiality the public can trust.
“消除这一质疑最简单的方法是让她本人回避，并允许其办公室内一名无利害关系的检察官主导调查，”他说。福克斯新闻的米歇尔·兰格和迈克尔·多根为本报道做出了贡献。
"The simplest way to remove that question is for her personally to recuse herself and allow an uncommitted prosecutor within her office to lead the investigation," he said. Fox News' Michelle Langer and Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.