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BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2010-09-30 00:10
A Rutgers University freshman killed himself after two classmates used a hidden dorm room camera to splash his sex life across the internet, sources told the Daily News. A distraught Tyler Clementi, 18, left his wallet on the George Washington Bridge before plunging to his death in the Hudson River last Wednesday, sources said. A Twitter post from one of the students accused of streaming the sexual encounter live on the internet indicated Clementi, a renowned high school violinist, was with another man.
"Roommate asked for the room till midnight," read the post from Dharun Ravi, 18. "I went into Molly's room and turned on my webcam. I saw him making out with a dude. Yay." The Twitter post went up Sept. 19 - three days before Clementi's suicide. At least two people spotted Clementi standing on the south walk of the bridge near the New York side at 8:50 p.m. The Ridgewood, N.J., teen left no note before jumping, the sources said.
His body remained missing, although the NYPD Harbor Unit discovered a corpse floating Wednesday in Spuyten Duyvil near W. 218th St., north of the bridge. The body had not yet been identified. The teen's car was parked on the New Jersey side of the bridge.
"We are not talking right now," said the victim's father, Joseph Clementi, 54. "We are still in mourning. It's been a lot to deal with." The stunning details emerged one day after authorities announced the arrests of Ravi and Molly Wei for cyber-voyeurism. The pair used the hidden dorm room camera to stream their fellow student's sex session, officials said.
Clementi graduated in June from Ridgewood High School, where he was well-known for his musical prowess. His former classmates became aware of his disappearance late last week, said schools Superintendent Daniel Fishbein. "We've had counselors available for students and staff for some time," said Fishbein.
Ravi, 18, of Plainsboro, was free Wednesday on $25,000 bail. Co-defendant Wei, 18, of Princeton, was released on her own recognizance after the suspects surrendered to campus police. The pair, who were high school classmates, were charged with two counts each of invasion of privacy for the Sept. 19 broadcast, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan. Kaplan had no immediate comment about additional charges in the wake of Clementi's death.
Ravi was additionally charged with two more invasion of privacy counts for trying to arrange the airing of a second session on Sept. 21, Kaplan said. Ravi's lawyer was not available Wednesday for comment.The top count against each suspect carries a five-year jail term. The two students were on the Piscataway campus less than a month before their arrests. Ravi pulled down his Twitter account, where he also made a cryptic Sept. 21 reference to his roommate asking to have their room to himself.
"Yes, it's happening again," he wrote. Rutgers students who knew the duo were shocked by the arrests. Ravi was a ping-pong player and Frisbee enthusiast, while Wei was described by one friend as a dedicated student from a strict household. "She studies a lot," said the 17-year-old, who attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School with the pair. "She gets good grades. She never did anything bad."
Rutgers issued a statement saying it would not comment on any details of the case."The university takes these matters seriously and has policies to deal with student behavior," said spokeswoman Sandra Lanman. "Under federal law, the university cannot comment on specifics."
Rutgers freshman kills self after classmates use hidden camera to watch his sexual activity: sources
Picture of Tyler Clementi (the one who committed suicide)
[Image: http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/09/30/alg_tyler_clementi.jpg]
Pictures Ravi and Wei (the two who live streamed him)
[Image: http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim/2010/09/29/ravi-wei_370x278.jpg]
Homosexuality is prejudiced against in the United States
as can be inferred from the result of the ban on gay marriage.
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Lan wrote on 2010-09-30 01:30
Was gonna post this.
This disappoints me.
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Phunkie wrote on 2010-09-30 01:44
Shouldn't have done it.
No scandal is big enough for you to take away your life.
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Zid wrote on 2010-09-30 02:58
Probably a lot of pressure on him, and a lot more since people found out.
Can't imagine how I would have dealt with that much pressure.
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Mrlucky77 wrote on 2010-09-30 03:06
Quote from Phunkie;171183:
Shouldn't have done it.
No scandal is big enough for you to take away your life.
Unless the scandal is about someone's whole life to be a fake or something and that person now has nothing else.
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abc33kr wrote on 2010-09-30 03:08
Poor Molly. :/
She didn't do anything bad, but those two ebil men ruined her life.
I think this ruined her life more than how much the release of sex tape ruined Tyler.
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Chiri wrote on 2010-09-30 03:27
Quote from Mrlucky77;171349:
Unless the scandal is about someone's whole life to be a fake or something and that person now has nothing else.
But his life wasn't fake. He was still an accomplished musician. He was attending Rutgers.
He committed suicide out of shame [and being outted against your will is def. traumatising] but I don't think the shame should have been there.
Its really too bad.
But the suicide aside, is it legal to have secret camera's running when other people don't know about it?
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Lan wrote on 2010-09-30 03:51
Quote from Chiri;171378:
But his life wasn't fake. He was still an accomplished musician. He was attending Rutgers.
He committed suicide out of shame [and being outted against your will is def. traumatising] but I don't think the shame should have been there.
Its really too bad.
But the suicide aside, is it legal to have secret camera's running when other people don't know about it?
No, thats voyeurism which is definitely a crime.
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Chillax wrote on 2010-09-30 04:00
Voyeurism in places that should be reasonably private is illegal in some places; not sure if it's illegal in the state in which this occurred.
The comments on the article page are depressing. Some bemoan how evil this act was, and yet they say that it is the fault of stupid foreigners and Asians.
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abc33kr wrote on 2010-09-30 04:09
xP racists ftl
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Axx wrote on 2010-09-30 04:51
Quote from abc33kr;171353:
Poor Molly. :/
She didn't do anything bad, but those two ebil men ruined her life.
I think this ruined her life more than how much the release of sex tape ruined Tyler.
??? What??? I see that is sarcasm but I don't see the point you were trying to make?
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Chillax wrote on 2010-09-30 05:00
Quote from Axx;171431:
??? What??? I see that is sarcasm but I don't see the point you were trying to make?
I don't think that abc33kr was being sarcastic. The depth of Molly's involvement isn't clear from the article, and it didn't seem like she took an active role with the sex taping, so abc33kr probably believed she was innocent (I assume this is what he thought). The most they can charge her at the moment is probably as an accessory to voyeurism, unless more information is found.
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abc33kr wrote on 2010-09-30 05:04
Quote from Chillax;171446:
I don't think that abc33kr was being sarcastic. The depth of Molly's involvement isn't clear from the article, and it didn't seem like she took an active role with the sex taping, so abc33kr probably believed she was innocent (I assume this is what he thought). The most they can charge her at the moment is probably as an accessory to voyeurism, unless more information is found.
yup.
Molly had nothing to do with this. Ravi was the one who turned on his webcam wirelessly inside Molly's room. Molly was being generous to Ravi, but that bastard betrayed her and ruined her life.
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Axx wrote on 2010-09-30 05:16
Quote from abc33kr;171451:
yup.
Molly had nothing to do with this. Ravi was the one who turned on his webcam wirelessly inside Molly's room. Molly was being generous to Ravi, but that bastard betrayed her and ruined her life.
MAYBE she didn't have anything to do with it. We'll know for sure when the investigation is released. Looking over it again I'd say she's probably clear, but I wouldn't adopt your stance of "she's automatically innocent".
I also doubt her life was ruined more than Tyler's. One of them is not dead.
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abc33kr wrote on 2010-09-30 05:28
Quote from Axx;171459:
MAYBE she didn't have anything to do with it. We'll know for sure when the investigation is released. Looking over it again I'd say she's probably clear, but I wouldn't adopt your stance of "she's automatically innocent".
I also doubt her life was ruined more than Tyler's. One of them is not dead.
Pshh Tyler was just being a pussy at life. He didn't have to commit suicide.
Instead of being proud of his sexual orientation, he ran away. This isn't a matter of the world being unfair for homosexuals, but his poor characters. So he had it coming.
On the other hand, Molly was just minding on her own business and then bam she is part of a crime. She didn't see this coming at all.