Cornell 7 fraternity brothers familys ties to Bill Clinton revealed

Winston Lee, one of the seven fraternity brothers at Cornell University accused by a fellow student of gang rape, is the grandson of a former South Korean prime minister and ambassador to the U.S.The ex-Chi Phi fraternity bro was accused by Cornell student known only as “Jane Doe” of snorting ketamine off her and forcing oral sex on her during the alleged gang rape.Cornell suspended him for two years.Winston’s grandfather is Lee Hong-koo, who served as South Korea’s leader between 1994 and 1995, and the country’s ambassador to the US from 1998 to 2000, during Bill Clinton’s presidency.The two statesmen and power players often crossed paths, including at a 2000 commemorative ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in Washington, marking the 50th anniversary of the Korean War, where they posed for photos alongside each other.Even after Clinton left the presidency, they appeared to remain close — like when Lee invited Clinton for bibimbap, a dish Bubba was a “huge fan” of, at a Seoul hotel in 2005 when the former president was in town to promote his autobiography.Lee died in May, and Winston served as the chief mourner at the high-profile Seoul funeral — overseeing key rites, greeting guests and receiving condolences on behalf of the family, who are descendants of Korea’s former royal family.Winston is seen prominently in photos wearing white gloves as he holds up his grandfather’s portrait.The former prime minister’s only son is Winston’s father, Barton Lee, a Yale University-educated investment banker who is the managing director and head of Asia at EIG in Hong Kong.The family is among the most prominent in the South Korean expat community in Hong Kong and have been consumed with shame since an unnamed student at Cornell known only as “Jane Doe” filed a lawsuit alleging she was gang raped by a group of seven, including Winston, sources have said.Winston’s mother, Ji Young Hwang, is president of the Korean Women’s Association of Hong ...