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Media witnesses recount the moments before the execution of Christa Pike was halted on September 30

Christa Pike is on a ventilator and unconscious after surviving lethal injection. What happened?

By Eric Levenson and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — Christa Pike survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her via lethal injection on Wednesday, but her medical and legal future remain remarkably unclear. Pike is intubated, on a ventilator, and remains unconscious in a Nashville-area hospital, her attorneys said in a court filing Friday. Pike is receiving

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Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten appeared on CNN this week.

A ‘loophole’ in New York’s rape law may have shut the door on criminal charges in the Cornell case. It’s not the first time

By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN New York (CNN) — Resurfaced allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have renewed outrage over what experts call a legal “loophole” in New York’s – and other states’ – sexual assault laws that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they voluntarily

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Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten appears on CNN on Tuesday

Special prosecutor taking over investigation of Cornell University gang rape allegations as new details emerge

By Isa Mudannayake, Jake Tapper, Danya Gainor, Jason Carroll, Gloria Pazmino, Alex Stambaugh, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — New York State Attorney General Letitia James will be taking over as special prosecutor in the case alleging sexual assault at Cornell University, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, saying she “lost faith” in the district attorney’s ability

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The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca

Special prosecutor taking over investigation of Cornell University gang rape allegations as new details emerge

CNN By Isa Mudannayake, Jake Tapper, Danya Gainor, Jason Carroll, Gloria Pazmino, Alex Stambaugh, Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — New York State Attorney General Letitia James will be taking over as special prosecutor in the case alleging sexual assault at Cornell University, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, saying she “lost faith” in the district attorney’s

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The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca

What Cornell’s Jane Doe told investigators in 2024 prompts fresh questions in newly reopened investigation

WSTM, CNN By Danya Gainor, Jason Carroll, Gloria Pazmino, Chris Boyette, Cindy Von Quednow, Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — The former Cornell University student who says she was gang raped made an explicit accusation of sexual assault in an interview with university police in November 2024, but the district attorney said university police didn’t share

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The Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell University in Ithaca

A ‘loophole’ in New York’s rape law may have shut the door on criminal charges in the Cornell case. It’s not the first time

CNN By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN New York (CNN) — Resurfaced allegations of a gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house have renewed outrage over what experts call a legal “loophole” in New York’s – and other states’ – sexual assault laws that can make it nearly impossible for survivors to seek justice if they

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