What to know about the investigation into Cornell University gang rape allegations
An intense, public outcry over a woman's account of being gang-raped at a Cornell University fraternity house prompted New York's governor this week to angrily yank control of the investigation away from the local prosecutor who didn't initially see what happened as a crime.
TL;DR
- Governor of New York has taken over an investigation.
- The investigation concerns gang rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity.
- A public outcry over the initial handling of the case led to the governor's intervention.
- The local prosecutor initially did not view the events as a crime.