无名氏诉讼案中的第二名被告声称强行下药和轮奸康奈尔大学的一个兄弟会要求法官将纽约司法部长莱蒂夏·詹姆斯调离此案。
温斯顿·李加入研究员Chi Phi兄弟会的兄弟Gillio Lopes寻求解除詹姆斯作为特别检察官的职务。
李认为，司法部长和州长凯西·霍楚尔“一起制造了一个明显的不当行为”，詹姆斯本人“已经公开预先判断了她的调查对象的罪行”。
“州长和总检察长一再发表公开声明，将案件从当选的县检察官手中撤销，并在选举日之前一个月出于政治优势在刑事调查中预先判定有罪，这种公开的政治噱头是不道德的，违反了法律，”李的律师Teny Geragos周五在一份法庭文件中说。＂正如她自己的公开声明所示，总检察长无疑是有偏见的．＂
事件发生三周后，即2024年11月，该案中心的一名女大学生告诉康奈尔大学校园警察，她被被8-10个男人强奸在校园的Chi Phi兄弟会。两人都在公开声明中或通过律师向调查人员否认有不当行为。
霍楚尔上周任命詹姆斯来调查这个案子。
在周五的法庭文件中，Geragos引用了詹姆斯在社交媒体上的一篇帖子，其中AG说，“这名年轻女子被迫忍受的事情是可怕的，不可接受的。我把她放在心里，为她祈祷。对她，对所有幸存者：你们并不孤单。我们和你站在一起。”
“这是最不公平的，像李先生这样一个没有被指控的人，被认为是无辜的，竟然被任何人调查，更不用说总检察长了，他已经公开支持所谓的受害者，并得出被告有罪的结论，”Geragos说。
纽约总检察长办公室的发言人在一份声明中说，“在这次和每一次调查中，总检察长办公室都致力于对事实、证据和法律进行全面审查。”
周四晚上，当詹姆斯被问及她在社交媒体上的评论时，她说：“这些评论表明了同理心，我们现在比以往任何时候都需要更多的同理心。伟大的纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔指派我分析这个案件，对它进行审判，并且不带偏见地进行审判。她要求不偏不倚的调查和彻底的调查，我们将基于事实和证据这样做。”
“政治在我的办公室门口止步，”詹姆斯说。“我可以向纽约市民保证，我们将进行彻底的调查，调查将以事实和法律为基础，以证据为导向。”
在詹姆斯的社交媒体帖子之后，霍楚尔说：“我对我们的司法部长充满信心，她一直在做的是：看看事实，检查记录，并得出正确的结论。这正是本案将要发生的情况。”
2nd accused Cornell student wants New York AG removed from Jane Doe case
A second defendant named in Jane Doe＇s lawsuit allegingforcible drugging and gang rapeat a Cornell University fraternity house is asking a judge to remove New York Attorney General Letitia James from the case．
Winston Lee joined fellowChi Phi fraternity brother Gillio Lopes in seeking James＇ removal as special prosecutor．
Lee argued the attorney general and Gov． Kathy Hochul ＂have together created a blatant appearance of impropriety＂ and James herself ＂has already publicly prejudged the guilt＂ of the subjects of her investigation．
＂This public political stunt by the Governor and the AG to make repeated public statements， remove the case from the elected county prosecutor， and prejudge guilt in a criminal investigation for political advantage a month before election day is unethical and in violation of the law，＂ Lee＇s attorney， Teny Geragos， said in a court filing Friday． ＂The AG is unquestionably biased， as her own public statements show．＂
The woman at the center of the case， an undergraduate student identified only as Jane Doe， told Cornell campus police in November 2024， three weeks after the incident occurred， that she had beenraped by 8-10 menat the campus＇ Chi Phi fraternity house． Each of the men has denied wrongdoing to investigators， in public statements， or through their lawyers．
Hochul last weekappointed Jamesto investigate the case．
In Friday＇s court filing， Geragos cited a social media post by James in which the AG said， ＂What this young woman has been forced to endure is horrific and unacceptable． I＇m holding her in my heart and in my prayers． To her， and to all survivors： you＇re not alone． We stand with you．＂
＂It is the height of unfairness that an uncharged person like Mr． Lee， presumed to be innocent， should be investigated by anyone -- much less the AG -- who has already publicly endorsed the purported victim and concluded the accused are guilty，＂ Geragos said．
In a statement， a spokesperson for the New York attorney general＇s office said， ＂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．＂
James， asked Thursday evening about her comments on social media， said， ＂Those comments demonstrate empathy， and what we need now more than ever in our body politic is more empathy． The governor of the great state of New York， Gov． Kathy Hochul， assigned me to analyze this case and to judge it and to do it without bias． She＇s requesting an unbiased investigation and a thorough investigation， and we will do that based on the facts and based on the evidence．＂
＂Politics stops at the door in my office，＂ James said． ＂I can assure New Yorkers that we will engage in a thorough investigation， which will be based on the facts and the law， and guided by the evidence．＂
Hochul， following James＇ social media post， said， ＂I have every confidence in our attorney general to do what she has always done： look at the facts， examine the record， and draw the proper conclusions． That’s exactly what’s going to happen in this case．＂
