New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Friday that a woman who accused members of a Cornell University fraternity of rape was ‘failed’ by the people and institutions meant to protect her.

Hochul appointed state Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor to investigate the 2024 case, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney. She said the district attorney closed the case without interviewing the woman or anyone else involved.

‘In what world does the district attorney not even interview her, or anyone else involved, or even request the full transcript?’ Hochul said at a news conference.

She also faulted Cornell police for not fully conveying the woman’s account to prosecutors. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, alleges she was raped by fraternity members while intoxicated.

Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said he supported James’s appointment and would cooperate. He has defended the 2024 decision, saying the woman’s sworn statement did not describe a crime under state law.

Hochul vowed to close a loophole that blocks rape charges when the victim was voluntarily intoxicated.