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Winston Lee, the defendant in the Cornell sexual assault case, came from a well-known political and business family in South Korea. His grandfather Lee Hong-koo had a good relationship with Clinton. Although he was suspended from school for two years and faced a civil suit, he denied the sexual assault charge.
The New York Post reported on the 17th that Winston Lee, one of the “Cornell 7” who was involved in the Cornell University fraternity gang rape case, his family and former Presidentclinton (Bill Clinton) has a long history. Winston Lee’s grandfather, Lee Hong-koo, former Prime Minister of South Korea, served as ambassador to the United States during Clinton’s tenure. The two remained in personal contact even after Clinton left office.
The New York Times recently reported that according to records and interviews, Winston Lee is Li Hongjiu’s grandson.
Lee Hong-koo served as Prime Minister of South Korea from 1994 to 1995 and Ambassador to the United States from 1998 to 2000. His tenure coincided with Clinton’s tenure as President of the United States. Both men attended public events on the same platform.
The New York Post said it seemed likely that the two would remain friends even after Clinton leaves office. When Clinton visited Seoul in 2005 to promote her autobiography, Lee Hong-ku hosted a banquet at a local hotel and treated her to his favorite Korean bibimbap.
Li Hongjiu died in May this year at the age of 92. The report stated that Winston Lee served as funeral director at Lee Hong-ku’s funeral in Seoul, presiding over the ceremony and welcoming the mourning guests; The report also said that the Lee family is descended from the Korean royal family.
According to the New York Times, Winston Lee’s father, Hyun Woo Lee (transliteration), is the only son of Lee Hongjiu and works as a financial industry executive in Hong Kong; The New York Post said his father serves as managing director and head of Asia at investment company EIG. The New York Post also said that her mother is the president of the Hong Kong Korean Women’s Association, which deleted her Instagram account after the scandal was exposed, leading to more criticism.
A female student who goes by the pseudonym “Jane Doe” alleged in a civil lawsuit that Winston Lee snorted ketamine from her during the incident and forced her to perform oral sex.
Cornell University has suspended Winston Lee for two years. However, when Winston Lee was investigated by the school, he said that the sexual contact with the woman was consensual.
At the time, all of those accused denied wrongdoing and none were criminally prosecuted.
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul appointed state Attorney General Letitia James as the special prosecutor in the case on October 1. Winston Lee and Gilio Lopes, another accuser, both asked the judge to remove him because he publicly called the woman a “survivor.” A court hearing on Lopez’s claim is scheduled for Oct. 29.
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Since he was found to be the grandson of Lee Hong-ku, former Prime Minister of South Korea and former Ambassador to the United States, his family was also alleged to be descendants of the North Korean royal family, and he also had personal ties to Clinton, the incident attracted more attention.
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Li Hongjiu served as Ambassador to the United States during Clinton’s tenure, and the two maintained contact after leaving office. When Clinton visited Seoul in 2005 to promote her autobiography, Lee Hongjiu hosted a banquet at a hotel and honored her with Korean-style bibimbap.
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The female student had accused him in a civil suit of taking ketamine and forcing her to have oral sex. The school suspended him for two years; However, he said in the school’s investigation that both parties agreed and he has not been criminally prosecuted.
