纽约州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯因就所谓的康奈尔大学轮奸案发表的公开言论面临律师道德投诉。据《纽约邮报》报道，詹姆斯在被任命领导刑事调查之前发表了这些言论。在被任命为特别检察官以重新调查2024年康奈尔大学Chi Phi兄弟会所涉嫌轮奸案的两天前，詹姆斯在社交媒体上分享道：“这位年轻女性被迫忍受的一切是可怕且不可接受的。”
New York Attorney General Letitia James faces a bar ethics complaint over public comments she made about the alleged Cornell University gang rape. James made the comments before she was appointed to lead the criminal investigation, per the New York Post. Two days before being appointed special prosecution to reopen an investigation into a 2024 alleged gang rape at Cornell University’s Chi Phi house, James shared on social media, “What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable.”“To her, and to all survivors: you’re not alone. We stand with you,” she wrote in the September 28 post on X.The Washington, DC-based National Legal and Policy Center, which filed the complaint against James that she compromised herself by showing whose accounts of the night she believed before starting to investigate.“It is clear that she must recuse herself from having anything to do with this case to preserve the impartiality and integrity of any investigation and prosecution,” according to the complaint filed in New York State Supreme Court.
她在9月28日的X平台帖子中写道：“对她，以及对所有幸存者：你们并不孤单。我们与你们同在。”总部位于华盛顿特区的国家法律与政策中心对詹姆斯提出投诉，称她在开始调查前就表达了她相信的当晚事件的版本，从而损害了自身的公正性。投诉书在纽约州最高法院提交，称“显然，她必须回避此案，以保持任何调查和起诉的公正性和诚信。”
The nine-page complaint filed to the court’s Attorney Grievance Committee stated that James should either recuse herself from the case, or be removed.
提交给法院律师申诉委员会的九页投诉书指出，詹姆斯应当要么回避此案，要么被撤职。康奈尔轮奸案：纽约州长将调查移交特别检察官，撤换地区检察官霍滕，“这削弱了我的信心”法律伦理学家杰克·马歇尔表示：“这种违规行为是公然的、明显的，因而令人震惊。”马歇尔的专家证人报告随同投诉一起提交。他说：“我惊讶于纽约州的首席法律官竟然可能如此不熟悉她所在州具有法律效力的职业道德标准。”
Cornell rape case: NY governor hands probe to special prosecutor, removes DA Houten, ‘It has undercut my faith’“The violation is flagrant, obvious and therefore shocking,” said legal ethicist Jack Marshall, whose expert witness report was included with the complaint. “I find it remarkable that the top lawyer in the state of New York could possibly be so unfamiliar with the professional ethics standards of her own state, which have the force of law.”
马歇尔称，詹姆斯的言论“引发了对一起操纵、预设且非法调查的怀疑。”国家法律与政策中心的法律顾问保罗·卡迈纳尔对《纽约邮报》表示：“莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯在简·多伊的指控和Chi Phi被告之间表现出了明显的偏向。”
Marshall said that James’ statement “raises suspicion of a rigged, pre-determined and illicit investigation.”“Letitia James has exhibited a clear bias in favor of Jane Doe’s allegations and against the Chi Phi defendants,” Paul Kamenar, counsel to the National Legal and Policy Center, told the New York Post.
“莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯明显偏袒‘简·多伊’（Jane Doe）的指控，而反对‘Chi Phi’兄弟会的被告，”国家法律与政策中心（National Legal and Policy Center）的律师保罗·卡梅纳尔（Paul Kamenar）表示。在周四晚上的总检察长辩论中，詹姆斯反驳了共和党对手萨里塔·科马蒂雷迪（Saritha Komatireddy）的指责。詹姆斯回应说：“那些言论体现了同理心；而在我们当前的政治环境中，我们比以往任何时候都更需要更多的同理心。”
“Letitia James has exhibited a clear bias in favor of Jane Doe’s allegations and against the Chi Phi defendants,” Paul Kamenar, counsel to the National Legal and Policy Center, toldJames pushed back during a Thursday night’s attorney general debate against Republican challenger Saritha Komatireddy.“Those comments demonstrate empathy,” James said. “And what we need now more than ever in our body politics is more empathy.”“Politics stops at the door in my office,” she added.“In this and every investigation, the Office of the Attorney General is committed to conducting a comprehensive review of nothing but the facts, the evidence and the law,” a spokesperson for her office told the New York Post.
她补充道：“在我的办公室里，政治活动是绝对被禁止的。”她的办公室发言人向《纽约邮报》（New York Post）表示：“在这起以及所有调查中，总检察长办公室都致力于仅依据事实、证据和法律来进行调查。”
Winston Lee and Gillio Lopes, two men Jane Doe accused in her lawsuit, filed court documents asking James be removed from the case.
“简·多伊”在诉讼中指控温斯顿·李（Winston Lee）和吉里奥·洛佩斯（Gillio Lopes）两人，他们已向法院提交文件，要求将詹姆斯从该案件中撤出。他们指出：“詹姆斯已经明确表示了自己的立场——她认为被告有罪。”詹姆斯的任务是彻底调查2024年10月19日在‘Chi Phi’兄弟会会所发生的事件；如果情况需要，她将必须向大陪审团提交证据。
They said she “made clear… she has already reached the conclusion. … the defendants are guilty.”James is supposed to conduct a full investigation into what happened at the Chi Phi house on October 19, 2024. If warranted, she will be required to present evidence to a grand jury. Cornell under fireIn recent days, Cornell came under scrutiny over its response to allegations that the woman was sexually assaulted by multiple fraternity members in 2024.
康奈尔大学面临压力最近，康奈尔大学因对这起性侵事件的应对方式而受到舆论的严厉批评。该女性在法庭文件中被称作“简·多伊”，她已起诉该校及七名前学生。
The woman is identified as Jane Doe in court documents. She has sued the university and seven former students. Cornell president Michael Kotlikoff breaks silence on alleged gang rape of student, ‘My heart aches when I think of…’During a student assembly hearing where students got the opportunity to voice their concerns, many speakers called for Cornell's president Michael Kotlikoff’s resignation.
康奈尔大学校长迈克尔·科特利科夫（Michael Kotlikoff）就这起集体强奸事件首次公开表态，他表示：“一想到这件事，我就感到心痛。”在一场学生集会中，许多学生要求校长辞职；校长承认学校在信息沟通方面做得不够，这导致了公众的不信任。
The president acknowledged frustration that Cornell has not communicated enough, adding that it led to mistrust.
在引用“真实的法律和隐私限制”说明大学可以披露的范围时，他承诺将提升透明度，并为学生、家长及其他人士提供更多与大学领导层互动的机会。
While citing “real legal and privacy limits” on what the university can disclose, he promised there would be greater transparency and more opportunities for students, parents and others to engage with university leaders.
科特利科夫呼吁“认真审视兄弟会和姐妹会在校园生活中的作用”。他说：“加入团体绝不能削弱个人对自身行为、对待他人的方式以及在他人可能面临风险时站出来发声的责任”。
Kotlikoff called for a “serious look at the role of fraternities and sororities in campus life.“Being part of a group can never diminish individual responsibility for our own actions, for how we treat others or for speaking up when someone may be at risk,” he said.