因身份被误认而遭攻击的无关亚裔男性引发担忧，未经核实的网络调查愈演愈烈。随着有关康奈尔大学性侵案韩国籍被告的猜测在社交媒体上扩散，与他同名的无关人士被错误锁定，并遭受网络攻击。
Unrelated Asian men targeted in cases of mistaken identity, raising concerns over unchecked online sleuthing As speculation surrounding a Korean defendant in the Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit spreads across social media, unrelated people who share his name are being wrongly identified and subject to online attacks.
宾夕法尼亚大学一名姓李的美籍华裔学生告诉《韩国先驱报》，近几周来，他收到了陌生人发来的辱骂信息，这些人误以为他就是康奈尔大学案件中的韩国籍被告。
A Chinese American student surnamed Lee at the University of Pennsylvania told The Korea Herald that he has received abusive messages from strangers in recent weeks who mistakenly believed he was the Korean defendant in the Cornell case.
他说，有些人让他“下地狱去”，或说他理应坐牢，显然认定自己找对了人。
Some told him to "go to hell" or said he belonged in prison, apparently convinced they had identified the right person, he said.
在铺天盖地的消息中，李在领英资料页上添加了一条免责声明：“我并不是康奈尔大学的学生。”据康奈尔大学学生报《康奈尔每日太阳报》报道，名为温斯顿·李的一名韩国男子是“康奈尔7人组”成员之一。这7人由康奈尔大学现任和前任学生组成；一名女前学生于9月14日起诉他们，指称自己于2024年10月在一座兄弟会会馆内遭人下药并性侵。
Amid the flood of messages, Lee has added a disclaimer to his LinkedIn profile: "I do NOT go to Cornell." A Korean man identified as Winston Lee is among the "Cornell 7" of current and former Cornell students who were sued by a former female student on Sept. 14 over allegations she was drugged and sexually assaulted at a fraternity house in October 2024, according to The Cornell Daily Sun, the university's student newspaper.
检方最初拒绝提出刑事指控。然而，随着公众对该案的愤怒不断高涨，调查于上周重新启动，检方计划将案件提交大陪审团。
Prosecutors initially declined to pursue criminal charges. Amid mounting public outrage over the case, however, the investigation was reopened last week, with prosecutors planning to bring the case before a grand jury.
纽约州州长凯茜·霍库尔于周四任命州总检察长莱蒂西亚·詹姆斯担任特别检察官，负责监督调查，并在有必要时提出刑事指控。
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed state Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor on Thursday to oversee the investigation and pursue criminal charges if warranted.
由于网上几乎没有关于李的公开信息，韩国和美国的网民一直在深挖他的身份和下落，推动大量未经核实的说法涌现。
With few details about Lee publicly available, internet users in South Korea and the US have been digging into his identity and whereabouts, fueling a flurry of unverified claims.
网上流传着据称与李有关的照片和视频，以及关于其服兵役情况、公民身份和家庭背景的种种猜测。李及其法律代表尚未对这些说法作出回应。
Photos and videos said to be linked to Lee have circulated online, along with speculation about his military service, citizenship and family background. Lee and his legal representatives have not addressed the claims.
其他人也发现自己被卷入了这些误指控之中。一名印度尼西亚男子在Instagram上发帖称，他并不是韩国籍被告，并敦促人们不要再给他发消息，也不要诬告他。
Others have also found themselves caught up in the mistaken accusations. One Indonesian man posted on Instagram that he was not the Korean defendant and urged people to stop sending him messages and falsely accusing him.
宾夕法尼亚大学的李说，他一直与其他遭遇类似骚扰的人保持联系，大家互相分享自己收到的信息和威胁。“我们都经历过不断收到威胁的遭遇，”他说。
Lee from the University of Pennsylvania said he has been in contact with others who have faced similar harassment, exchanging stories about the messages and threats they have received. "We've shared the same experiences of getting threats constantly," he said.
“甚至有人告诉我，他们不得不接受心理治疗。情况已经糟糕到这种程度了。”cjh@heraldcorp.com
"Someone even told me they've had to seek therapy. It's been getting that bad." cjh@heraldcorp.com