DA defends decision not to prosecute alleged Cornell gang rape case

New York Lawmakers Push Intoxication Rape-Law Change

Renewed attention to an alleged gang rape at Cornell has intensified calls to change New York law, which can make it harder to prosecute sexual assault when a victim voluntarily used alcohol or drugs. Lawmakers and advocates support legislation that would let prosecutors focus on whether someone could consent, regardless of how they became intoxicated.

Former Yale coach Tony Reno, who won five Ivy titles, dies at 52