Asian men mistaken for a Cornell 7 defendant face death threats online

Previously, a Marine who shares another defendant’s name was mistakenly served with the suit.

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Several Asian men named Winston Lee have reportedly received abuse and death threats from strangers who mistook them for a Cornell University namesake sued over an alleged gang rape.

Mistaken identities

In one instance, a Chinese American student at the University of Pennsylvania shared that strangers had sent him hostile messa…