{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DigitalDocument","altText":"EXHIBIT(S) - 5. Executive Order No. 64","alternateName":"NYSCEF-case-20f2fbf9d925-000008.pdf","caption":"NYSCEF document #8 | Filed: 2026-10-07 | Filed by: MILTENBERG, ANDREW T Filed:  Received: | Docket status: Processed Confirmation Notice | Case: Lopes v. Hochul (Cornell 7 Lopes Against Special Prosecutor Assignment Tish James) | Source: NYSCEF","contentUrl":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/448/raw","datePublished":"2026-10-16T19:59:29+00:00","description":"NYSCEF document #8 | Filed: 2026-10-07 | Filed by: MILTENBERG, ANDREW T Filed:  Received: | Docket status: Processed Confirmation Notice | Case: Lopes v. Hochul (Cornell 7 Lopes Against Special Prosecutor Assignment Tish James) | Source: NYSCEF","encodingFormat":"application/pdf","identifier":"448","isAccessibleForFree":true,"machineReadable":{"json":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/448/index.json","markdown":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/448/index.md"},"name":"EXHIBIT(S) - 5. Executive Order No. 64","ocrStatus":"ready","ocrText":"--- Page 1 ---\nExhibit 5 \n \n \nFILED: ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 10/07/2026 06:21 PM\nINDEX NO. 911974-26\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 8\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/07/2026\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n.\n-\u00b7---- --\n---\n- --\n---- -----\n\\ \n__ 14JE\u0006\u0007\b?\t\n\u000b\f\n\u0002\u0003-\u0004\u0005\u0006\u0007 \n- ------\n-------\n=--------\n____.-::;-\nr---\n:::.=::::.----\u0007 \n\u0003\u0004\u0005\u0006fm\u0007li\b \n\u0010 \n\u0011 \n\u0012 \u0013 \n\u0014 \u2713 \n\b '-...:. ----- -- c;;,-,\nNo. 64 \n-\nEXECUTIVE OB,QER \nAPPOINTING A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO INVESTIGATE AND, IF WARRANTED, \nPROSECUTE MATTERS RELATING TO AN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OCCURRING IN \nTOMPKINS COUNTY ON OCTOBER 19-201 2024 \nWHEREAS, article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the State of New York obliges the \nGovernor to take care that the laws are faithfully executed; \nWHEREAS, on September 16, 2026, Jane Doe filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court, New York \nCounty, alleging she was the victim of a sexual assault perpetrated by multiple individuals occurring on \nOctober 19-20, 2024; \nWHEREAS, in November 2024, the Tompkins County District Attorney declined to prosecute \nany of the alleged perpetrators of the.sexual assault, without speaking to Jane Doe, and relied, at least in \npart, upon information from Jane Doe's sworn statement to the Cornell University Police Department, \nwhich reportedly omitted key portions of Jane Doe's account, including Jane Doe's unequivocal assertion \nthat she had been sexually assaulted; \nWHEREAS, concerns have been raised, both by Jane Doe and the public, that this incident \ncannot be fully and thoroughly investigated or prosecuted without conflict or bias, or the public \nperception of conflict or bias; \nWHEREAS, the criminal justice process must be guided by the facts and the law, and the public \ninterest requires an objective review; \nNOW, THEREFORE, I, KATHY HOCHUL, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of \nthe authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York; and particularly by \nsubdivision 2 of section 63 of the Executive Law, hereby require the Attorney General (hereinafter, the \nSpecial Prosecutor) to investigate the conduct of, and, if warranted, present evidence to a grand jury \nagainst and prosecute offenses arising out of the allegations of a sexual assault described in the complaint \nin Jane Doe v. Camell University, et al., lndex. No. 161704/2026 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County), which is \nalleged to have occurred on October 19-20, 2024 in Tompkins County; \nFURTHER, for any matter covered herein, the Special Prosecutor or her designee shall have the \npowers and duties specified in subdivision 2 of section 63 of the Executive Law and shall possess and \nexercise all the prosecutorial powers necessary to investigate, and, if wa1Tanted, to prosecute offenses \narising from the incident. The Special Prosecutor's jurisdiction will displace and supersede the jurisdiction \nof the Tompkins County District Attorney, and such District Attorney shall have only the powers and \nduties designated to such District Attorney by the Special Prosecutor as specified in subdivision 2 of \nsection 63 of the Executive Law; \nFURTHER, for any matter covered herein, the Special Prosecutor or her designee shall conduct a \nfull, reasoned, and independent investigation including, but not limited to, gathering and analyzing \nevidence, conducting witness interviews, and reviewing investigative reports, scientific reports, and audio \nand video recordings; and \nFILED: ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 10/07/2026 06:21 PM\nINDEX NO. 911974-26\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 8\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/07/2026\n\n--- Page 3 ---\nFURTHER,for any rnatter\ncovered\nherein,\nthe Special Prosecutor\nor her designee\nshall\nappear in\nperson before a grand jury\ndrawn for any term of the Supreme Court\nin the County of appropriate\njurisdiction,\nas warranted,\nfor the purpose of conducting\nany and all\nproceedings,\nexaminations,\nand\ninquiries\nconsistent\nwith\nthis\nOrder, and attend\nin person any term of the County or Supreme Court\nto be\nheld\nin and for the County of appropriate\njurisdiction\nto prosecute any offenses\nconsistent\nwith\nthis\nOrder\nand to conduct\ntherein\nany related\nactions and proceedings.\nThis Executive\nOrder\nshall\ncontinue\nuntil\nmodified,\nsuspended or terminated\nby the Governor.\nGI VEN under myhand and the Privy\nSeal\nof the State\nin the City of Albany\n--\nthis\nla day of October\nin the year\n\u00fc\ntwo thousand\ntwenty-six.\nBYTHEGOVERNOR\n.\n.\necretary\nt\ne Governor\nFILED: ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 10/07/2026 06:21 PM\nINDEX NO. 911974-26\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 8\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/07/2026","text":"--- Page 1 ---\nExhibit 5 \n \n \nFILED: ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 10/07/2026 06:21 PM\nINDEX NO. 911974-26\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 8\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/07/2026\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n.\n-\u00b7---- --\n---\n- --\n---- -----\n\\ \n__ 14JE\u0006\u0007\b?\t\n\u000b\f\n\u0002\u0003-\u0004\u0005\u0006\u0007 \n- ------\n-------\n=--------\n____.-::;-\nr---\n:::.=::::.----\u0007 \n\u0003\u0004\u0005\u0006fm\u0007li\b \n\u0010 \n\u0011 \n\u0012 \u0013 \n\u0014 \u2713 \n\b '-...:. ----- -- c;;,-,\nNo. 64 \n-\nEXECUTIVE OB,QER \nAPPOINTING A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR TO INVESTIGATE AND, IF WARRANTED, \nPROSECUTE MATTERS RELATING TO AN ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT OCCURRING IN \nTOMPKINS COUNTY ON OCTOBER 19-201 2024 \nWHEREAS, article IV, section 3 of the Constitution of the State of New York obliges the \nGovernor to take care that the laws are faithfully executed; \nWHEREAS, on September 16, 2026, Jane Doe filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court, New York \nCounty, alleging she was the victim of a sexual assault perpetrated by multiple individuals occurring on \nOctober 19-20, 2024; \nWHEREAS, in November 2024, the Tompkins County District Attorney declined to prosecute \nany of the alleged perpetrators of the.sexual assault, without speaking to Jane Doe, and relied, at least in \npart, upon information from Jane Doe's sworn statement to the Cornell University Police Department, \nwhich reportedly omitted key portions of Jane Doe's account, including Jane Doe's unequivocal assertion \nthat she had been sexually assaulted; \nWHEREAS, concerns have been raised, both by Jane Doe and the public, that this incident \ncannot be fully and thoroughly investigated or prosecuted without conflict or bias, or the public \nperception of conflict or bias; \nWHEREAS, the criminal justice process must be guided by the facts and the law, and the public \ninterest requires an objective review; \nNOW, THEREFORE, I, KATHY HOCHUL, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of \nthe authority vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of the State of New York; and particularly by \nsubdivision 2 of section 63 of the Executive Law, hereby require the Attorney General (hereinafter, the \nSpecial Prosecutor) to investigate the conduct of, and, if warranted, present evidence to a grand jury \nagainst and prosecute offenses arising out of the allegations of a sexual assault described in the complaint \nin Jane Doe v. Camell University, et al., lndex. No. 161704/2026 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. County), which is \nalleged to have occurred on October 19-20, 2024 in Tompkins County; \nFURTHER, for any matter covered herein, the Special Prosecutor or her designee shall have the \npowers and duties specified in subdivision 2 of section 63 of the Executive Law and shall possess and \nexercise all the prosecutorial powers necessary to investigate, and, if wa1Tanted, to prosecute offenses \narising from the incident. The Special Prosecutor's jurisdiction will displace and supersede the jurisdiction \nof the Tompkins County District Attorney, and such District Attorney shall have only the powers and \nduties designated to such District Attorney by the Special Prosecutor as specified in subdivision 2 of \nsection 63 of the Executive Law; \nFURTHER, for any matter covered herein, the Special Prosecutor or her designee shall conduct a \nfull, reasoned, and independent investigation including, but not limited to, gathering and analyzing \nevidence, conducting witness interviews, and reviewing investigative reports, scientific reports, and audio \nand video recordings; and \nFILED: ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 10/07/2026 06:21 PM\nINDEX NO. 911974-26\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 8\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/07/2026\n\n--- Page 3 ---\nFURTHER,for any rnatter\ncovered\nherein,\nthe Special Prosecutor\nor her designee\nshall\nappear in\nperson before a grand jury\ndrawn for any term of the Supreme Court\nin the County of appropriate\njurisdiction,\nas warranted,\nfor the purpose of conducting\nany and all\nproceedings,\nexaminations,\nand\ninquiries\nconsistent\nwith\nthis\nOrder, and attend\nin person any term of the County or Supreme Court\nto be\nheld\nin and for the County of appropriate\njurisdiction\nto prosecute any offenses\nconsistent\nwith\nthis\nOrder\nand to conduct\ntherein\nany related\nactions and proceedings.\nThis Executive\nOrder\nshall\ncontinue\nuntil\nmodified,\nsuspended or terminated\nby the Governor.\nGI VEN under myhand and the Privy\nSeal\nof the State\nin the City of Albany\n--\nthis\nla day of October\nin the year\n\u00fc\ntwo thousand\ntwenty-six.\nBYTHEGOVERNOR\n.\n.\necretary\nt\ne Governor\nFILED: ALBANY COUNTY CLERK 10/07/2026 06:21 PM\nINDEX NO. 911974-26\nNYSCEF DOC. NO. 8\nRECEIVED NYSCEF: 10/07/2026","thumbnailUrl":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/448/thumb.webp","transcriptStatus":"not_applicable","transcriptText":"","url":"https://lucycraig.blog/media/448"}