The charges against 21-year-old Patrick Dai, a junior, come as tensions have risen on college campuses across the U.S. Dai hasn't yet entered a plea and is expected in federal court on Wednesday.
A woman walks by a Cornell University sign on the Ivy League school's campus in Ithaca, New York, on Jan. 14, 2022. Cornell University administrators dispatched campus police to a Jewish center after threatening statements appeared on a discussion board Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
In a separate post, Dai allegedly threatened to stab male students, sexually assault female students and said he would"bring an assault rifle to campus and shoot all you pig jews," according to a statement released by the U.S. Attorney's Office in the Northern District of New York. "We remain shocked by and condemn these horrific, anti-semitic threats and believe they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law," said Joel Malina, a spokesman for Cornell UniversityThe threats posted Sunday sent waves of fear through the Jewish community in Ithaca. They prompted a visit to campus by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.at Cornell but said bigotry against Jewish people has taken root on other campuses, including the City University of New York in New York City.
She said retired state Judge Jonathan Lippman would lead a probe of CUNY policies and procedures relating to"antisemitism and discrimination."Hochul said during some of those protests"free speech crossed the line into hate speech."
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