WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
***Hear Senator Gillibrand's Full Interview Here***
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) called the allegations in the Cornell University fraternity rape case "serious and horrific" in an interview on NPR's All Things Considered and issued the following statement:
"The allegations made in the Cornell University complaint are extremely serious and horrific.
"I am glad the district attorney is reopening this case. Regardless of what this grand jury concludes, the larger truth is clear: a system that forces survivors to these lengths is a system that is fundamentally broken. Victims deserve thorough investigations, and perpetrators must be held acc...