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Hochul eyes changes to state’s rape law amid Cornell crisis

RAPE LAW LOOPHOLE: Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed today to close a loophole embedded in state rape law around voluntary intoxification as she laced into Cornell University police and a local district attorney for their handling of a 2024 gang rape…

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RegionsUnited States
Published7 h ago (Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:07:34 GMT)
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AuthorMadina Touré