Peachy Keenan
Role at the time: Author and cultural commentator
Condemned
Statement summary
Keenan predicts that James will pursue unjustified criminal charges against the accused men and expresses concern about the effects of public shaming on them.
“Letitia James is about to gang rape them with bizarre criminal charges.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Peachy Keenan condemns James's role in the investigation · Peachy KeenanX post 2105854154044551297
Keenan discusses public criticism, job losses and the risk that an accused man could die by suicide. She then uses a sexual-violence metaphor to condemn the prosecution she expects from James.
Why we used this label
The subject is James taking charge of the Cornell investigation. Keenan condemns that role by describing the criminal charges she expects as bizarre and abusive.