Sexual Assault

The ban comes after a spate of alleged sexual assaults and druggings linked to three of the university’s fraternity houses.

A grand jury charged brothers Yaron and Leor Kweller with rape in the first degree, a more serious felony charge than the one they were given upon arrest.

Police took Brooklyn resident Leor Kweller into custody, days after arresting his brother, Yaron Kweller, who is a part owner of The Colonial.

The arrests come as a result of an ongoing police investigation into allegations of sexual assault.

Two Binghamton restaurants, whose owners are part of an ongoing police investigation, reopened over the weekend.

Binghamton police and the Broome County District Attorney’s office are continuing to investigate allegations of sexual assault involving the owners of three downtown restaurants. Binghamton Mayor Rich David is acknowledging his ties to the owners of those restaurants.

More than 100 protesters rallied in Binghamton Saturday night, after allegations surfaced online, accusing the owners of several downtown businesses of sexual assault.

Officer Cory Minor with the Binghamton Police Department said no arrests have been made in relation to the allegations as of Friday morning.

“Yes we punish the criminals, but [make sure] that the punishment fits the crime, and that you don’t continue to pay for the crime long after you’ve done the time.”

“Today we are going to be righting that wrong,” Gounardes said. “To put a stop to the license to harass that elected officials and judges have exercised in New York for far too long.”