Former Cornell student sentenced to 21 months in jail for threats against Jews

As part of his guilty plea, Dai had admitted that on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29, he threatened to bomb, stab and rape Jews on the Cornell section of an online discussion forum.

Cornell University student Patrick Dai, who was charged by federal prosecutors for allegedly making online threats against Jewish students at the Ivy League school, appears in a police booking photo in Binghamton, New York, U.S. October 31, 2023.

(photo credit: Broome County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

AUGUST 13, 2024 01:50

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