On this week’s episode of the Insider podcast, former Westchester County District Attorney and experienced sex crimes prosecutor Mimi Rocah joins Preet Bharara and Joyce Vance for a conversation about the Cornell rape investigation.
They discuss the challenges of investigating and prosecuting sexual assault allegations, the district attorney’s missteps in the Cornell case, and the appointment of New York Attorney General Letitia James to take over the case. Plus, Rocah explains how New York law treats voluntary and involuntary intoxication differently in sexual assault cases and how the distinctions come into play in the Cornell case.
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