NY. attorney general says former prosecutor will lead Cornell rape investigation
Key Points:
- New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that Jacqueline Kelly, a former federal prosecutor, will lead the criminal investigation into the alleged rape at Cornell University.
- Kelly previously served as chief of the civil rights unit in the criminal division of the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York.
- She will act as outside counsel, heading a team from the attorney general’s office and the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, where she is a partner.
- Kelly, an alumna of both Cornell University and Columbia University Law School, will report directly to James’s office.