One of the seven men named in the lawsuit filed by a former Cornell University student who alleges that she was sexually assaulted at an on-campus fraternity house files a petition to block New York Attorney General Letitia James’ appointment as special prosecutor in the case. ↧ Cornell defendant is fighting AG Letitia James’ appointment as sp... A petition filed Wednesday for Gillio Lopes says James has “unequivocally demonstrated a bias and presumption of guilt against the defendants.”