US users turn to Korean netizens in hunt for Cornell defendant Winston Lee

US users are turning to Korean netizens to help identify Winston Lee, a Korean student among seven defendants in a Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit, in Seattle. The online search has expanded across English, Korean and Korean American communities as users try to trace his Korean name, education, military service and background. Unverified claims about Lee and his family are also spreading.

Publicly available information about Winston Lee is described as limited compared with the material circulating about some other defendants.

Online users have linked Lee to Seoul Foreign School and UWC Atlantic in Wales.

A LinkedIn profile attributed to him has listed service in the Republic of Korea Army.

Cornell’s directory currently lists Lee as a student, while social media users claim he has returned to campus and is attending classes.

Published Sep 30, 2026 3:48 am KST

Updated Sep 30, 2026 4:13 am KST

A Cornell University sign stands in Ithaca, N.Y., Monday. AP-Yonhap

SEATTLE — The sprawling online hunt for information about Winston Lee, a Korean student who is among seven defendants in a Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit, is increasingly crossing borders, with English-speaking social media users calling on Korean netizens to help uncover more information about him.

As the “Cornell 7” case continues to draw intense attention across the United States, Lee has become the subject of a parallel search focused on his Korean identity and background. Publicly available information about him remains limited compared with the volume of material circulating about some of the other defendants.

Some English-language users have begun openly looking to Korean netizens to take the search further.

“OK Korean people, we're counting on you to track one of your own people down,” one user wrote in a social media thread.

“Leaving it up to the knetz,” another wrote, using shorthand for Korean netizens. Other comments described Korean internet users as “ruthless hunters” and said they “know how to punish their own.”

The search has also spread to Korean and Korean American online communities, where users are attempting to identify Lee's Korean name and piece together information about his education, military service and background.

On Reddit, one user celebrated after another posted what was purported to be Lee's Korean name, writing, “Hey, you got his Korean name!” The name has not been independently verified.

Online users have linked Lee to Seoul Foreign School and UWC Atlantic in Wales, while a LinkedIn profile attributed to him has listed service in the Republic of Korea Army. Cornell’s directory currently lists Lee as a student, while social media users have claimed he has returned to campus and is attending classes.

The search comes amid a broader crowdsourced effort to uncover information about all seven defendants, whose names, photographs, workplaces and personal histories have spread widely across social media. A dedicated website has also emerged publicizing information about the group.

Lee's ties to South Korea, however, have given the online hunt an unusual international dimension, with users reaching across languages and borders for information that has proved difficult to uncover in the United States.

The expanding search has also led to the rapid circulation of unverified claims about Lee's family and identity.

美国用户正向韩国网民求助，希望确认温斯顿·李（Winston Lee）的身份。李是一名韩国学生，也是康奈尔大学性侵案七名被告之一，目前在西雅图就读。随着用户试图追踪他的韩文姓名、教育背景、兵役经历和家庭背景，这场网络搜索已扩展到英语、韩语和韩裔美国人社区。与此同时，一些未经证实的关于李及其家人的说法也在流传。

与一些其他被告的公开资料相比，有关温斯顿·李的公开信息较为有限。

有网友将李与首尔外国语学校和威尔士的UWC大西洋学院联系起来。

据称是他的LinkedIn个人资料显示，他曾在韩国陆军服役。

康奈尔大学的官方名录目前仍将李列为学生，而社交媒体用户则声称他已返回校园并正在上课。

发布于2026年9月30日凌晨3:48（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年9月30日凌晨4:13（韩国标准时间）

周一，纽约州伊萨卡市竖立着康奈尔大学的标志牌。（美联社-韩联社）

西雅图——针对韩国学生温斯顿·李（Winston Lee）的信息，一场声势浩大的网络搜寻行动正在不断跨越国界。温斯顿·李是康奈尔大学性侵案的七名被告之一。英语社交媒体用户呼吁韩国网民帮助挖掘更多关于他的信息。

随着“康奈尔七人案”持续在美国引发广泛关注，李某也成为一起针对其韩国身份和背景的平行调查的目标。与一些其他被告的大量公开资料相比，关于他的公开信息仍然有限。

一些英语用户已经开始公开寻求韩国网民的帮助，以进一步展开搜索。

“韩国人民，我们指望你们能找到自己人吧，”一位用户在社交媒体帖子中写道。

“交给韩国网民来处理吧，”另一位网友写道，这里使用了“knetz”的缩写。其他评论则将韩国网民描述为“冷酷无情的猎人”，并称他们“知道如何惩罚自己人”。

搜索活动也蔓延到了韩国和韩裔美国人的在线社区，用户们试图找出李的韩文名字，并拼凑出有关他的教育、兵役和背景的信息。

在Reddit上，一位用户在另一位用户发布了据称是李的韩文名字后欢呼雀跃，写道：“嘿，你找到他的韩文名字了！”该名字尚未得到独立核实。

有网友将李某与首尔外国语学校和威尔士的UWC大西洋学院联系起来，而据称是他名下的LinkedIn个人资料显示他曾在韩国陆军服役。康奈尔大学的学号目前显示李某为在校学生，但社交媒体用户声称他已返回校园并正在上课。

此次搜寻行动正值一项旨在挖掘七名被告信息的更广泛众筹活动之际，他们的姓名、照片、工作单位和个人经历已在社交媒体上广泛传播。此外，一个专门的网站也已上线，公布有关该团伙的信息。

然而，李与韩国的联系，使得这场网络搜寻具有了不同寻常的国际性，用户们跨越语言和国界，寻找在美国难以发现的信息。

不断扩大的搜寻范围也导致了有关李的家庭和身份的未经证实的说法迅速传播。