一名为七名涉嫌参与康奈尔大学集体强奸案的男子担任辩护的律师，要求负责此案的特别检察官莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯因此前公开发表的言论而主动回避案件审理。
A lawyer for one of the seven men accused of participating in a Cornell University gang rape has called for the special prosecutor on the case to recuse herself over past public comments.
该律师指出，詹姆斯在社交媒体上发布的内容令人质疑其调查的“公正性与独立性”。
The lawyer had said a social post from New York Attorney General Letitia James throws into question her investigation's "integrity and independence".
在9月28日发布的帖文中，詹姆斯写道：“这位年轻女子所遭受的遭遇极其可怕且不可接受”，并告诉受害者们：“我们与你们站在一起。”
In the 28 September post, James wrote that "what this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable" and told survivors that "we stand with you".
康奈尔大学管理层因被指处理2024年10月发生的这起事件不当而饱受指责。据美国媒体报道，目前该校教职员工正准备对校方发起不信任投票。
The university's administration is under fire over its alleged mishandling of the October 2024 incident and, according to US media, now faces a no-confidence vote by Cornell faculty.
据报道，由教授及其他学术人员组成的康奈尔大学教师评议会将于下周就不信任决议进行投票。
The university's Faculty Senate, a governing body comprised of professors and other academic staff, will vote on a resolution of no confidence next week, according to reports.
若不信任投票获得多数支持，这一举措虽主要具有象征意义，却能反映出广大教职员工的不满情绪，并给校方领导层带来采取行动的压力。BBC已联系康奈尔大学寻求置评。
A majority no-confidence vote would be a largely symbolic gesture, signalling the broader faculty's discontent and applying pressure on university leadership to act. The BBC has reached out to Cornell University for comment.
这起针对七名男子及学校的诉讼指控在纽约州的校园内引发轩然大波：周一，数百名学生与教职员工聚集在校内抗议；该事件亦引发了全美范围内的强烈愤慨。
Allegations made in a lawsuit against seven men and the university have rocked the campus in New York state, with hundreds of students and faculty members gathering there on Monday in protest, and sparked anger across the country.
上周，纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔任命詹姆斯为特别检察官，负责调查此案以及执法部门与校方最初是如何回应诉讼中被称为“简·多伊”的女受害者的指控的。
New York Governor Kathy Hochul last week appointed James as a special prosecutor to investigate the case and how law enforcement and the university initially responded to the allegations made by a woman identified in the lawsuit as Jane Doe.
“简·多伊”指控称，在一场兄弟会聚会上，她遭人下药并被多名男子轮奸长达数小时，而校方却未能保护她。
Jane Doe has accused the university of failing to protect her, after she was allegedly drugged and raped by the men for several hours at a fraternity party.
就在被任命为特别检察官的前几天，詹姆斯曾在社交平台X上写道：“这位年轻女子所遭受的遭遇极其可怕且不可接受。”
Days before she was appointed special prosecutor, James wrote on X: "What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable.
“我会把她放在心中，也会为她祈祷，”她继续说道，“对于所有幸存者而言：你们并不孤单。我们与你们站在一起。”七名被告中一人的律师称，这些言论足以导致她失去担任此案检察官的资格。
"I'm holding her in my heart and in my prayers," she continued. "To her, and to all survivors: you're not alone. We stand with you." The lawyer for one of the seven accused said these remarks were disqualifying.
在这份发给BBC美国合作媒体CBS News的声明中，该律师指出，这些言论与“独立评估证据”的要求相悖。
In a statement sent to the BBC's US media partner, CBS News, the lawyer said her comments conflict with the need for "independently evaluating the evidence".
声明称：“这并非指詹姆斯司法部长存在腐败行为、行事不诚信或无法胜任本职工作。”
"This is not an accusation that Attorney General James is corrupt, acting in bad faith or incapable of performing her duties professionally," the statement said.
“我也没有暗示法院已判定她不具备担任此职的法律资格。问题的核心在于：如今有一个本可避免的争议点悬而未决，而主动回避则可消除这一隐患。”此前在新闻发布会上，霍楚尔州长与詹姆斯曾被问及公正性问题，霍楚尔表示詹姆斯会“以事实为依据”。
"Nor am I suggesting that a court has determined that she is legally disqualified. The point is much narrower: an avoidable question now hangs over this investigation, and voluntary recusal would remove it." Governor Hochul and James were questioned about impartiality concerns during a news conference, and Hochul said James would "follow the facts".
“她会仔细审查证据，并依据证据走向行事；若证据确凿足以支持起诉，她也会依法行事，”霍楚尔说道。
"She'll examine the evidence and go wherever it leads, and if the evidence supports charges, she will pursue them," Hochul said.