http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/29/prison-time-may-await-pair-of-rutgers-students/

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Rutgers University student, who was allegedly secretly taped having sex in his dorm room, took his own life, according to his family’s lawyer.

Attorney Paul Mainardi confirmed what law enforcement sources had earlier told 1010 WINS — that 18-year-old Tyler Clementi jumped from the George Washington Bridge last week.

“Tyler was a fine young man, and a distinguished musician,”‘ Mainardi said in a statement. “The family is heartbroken beyond words.”

His body has not been recovered but officials said Clementi’s wallet was found on the bridge and his car was found nearby.

A body was recovered Wednesday afternoon at 218th Street in the Inwood section of Manhattan. However, authorities have made no connection with Clementi’s death. Authorities are awaiting the Medical Examiner to determine the race, age and cause of death of the recovered body.

Dharun Ravi, 18, was charged with two counts of invasion of privacy after allegedly putting a camera in Clementi’s room and transmitting a sexual encounter over the Internet.

Danielle Birnbohn lives next door to the dorm room Clementi shared with Ravi.

“[Clementi] was considered a missing person and yesterday they were cleaning out his room.” Birnbohn said. “All the hearsay around the dorm was it was on Skype.”

On campus, students were totally surpised, especially those who briefly got to know Clementi.

“Somewhat guarded, normal kid…I was shocked when I heard what happened,” freshman Frankie Pagliano said.

“I knew him too. He was a good kid. It’s terrible,” freshman Brandon Baldini said.

Prosecutors said Ravi tried to do the same thing to yet another classmate just days after the first incident.

The Middlesex County prosecutors office has also charged another student — Molly Wei — with invasion of privacy. It is believed that Wei owned the computer used in the alleged spying.

Students said the information got out on Twitter.

A Twitter account belonging to a Dharun was recently deleted, but in a cached version retained through Google he sent a message on Sept. 19: “Roommate asked for the room till midnight. I went into molly’s room and turned on my webcam. I saw him making out with a dude. Yay.”

Two days later, he wrote on Twitter: “Anyone with iChat, I dare you to video chat me between the hours of 9:30 and 12. Yes it’s happening again.”

“I think it’s sad someone had to die like that. It’s kind of messed up,” freshman Akash Mevalla said.

“I don’t understand why anyone would do that — you just have to be careful,” sophomore Jule Kallas said.

Both Ravi and Wei could face five years in prison after the hidden-camera sex scandal.

[Edited 9/29/10 17:26pm]

RIP!

lazycrockett said:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2010/09/29/prison-time-may-await-pair-of-rutgers-students/

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A Rutgers University student, who was allegedly secretly taped having sex in his dorm room, took his own life, according to his family’s lawyer.

Attorney Paul Mainardi confirmed what law enforcement sources had earlier told 1010 WINS — that 18-year-old Tyler Clementi jumped from the George Washington Bridge last week.

“Tyler was a fine young man, and a distinguished musician,”‘ Mainardi said in a statement. “The family is heartbroken beyond words.”

His body has not been recovered but officials said Clementi’s wallet was found on the bridge and his car was found nearby.

DAYUM!!!!!!

that's is awful! poor guy.

on his Facebook honor page that say post that show harassment toward the tormentors will be removed

fuck that shit they need to be harassed... im sorry

RIP

That is so sad. My heart and prayers go out to this kids family.

Here is more of me breaking it down in the simplest possible terms: I hate people.

Cerebus said:

Here is more of me breaking it down in the simplest possible terms: I hate people.

co-sign

uPtoWnNY said:

Cerebus said:

Here is more of me breaking it down in the simplest possible terms: I hate people.

co-sign

Yup. We suck.

How sad.

Aren't they making a movie like this? Where someone streams video of him losing his virginity?

connorhawke said:

uPtoWnNY said:

co-sign

Yup. We suck.

YOU don't

And because it's important to think of folk like Tyler as a human being rather than some abstract name in a headline story, here he is:

Unassuming, average kid. Could have been so many of us at age 18.

R.I.P.

[Edited 9/30/10 10:25am]

exactly, Lammy

and i bet nothing more than a slap on the hand is what the people who posted it will get. i'm hearing the poor excuse that, that they didn't 'kill" the guy. but what they did cause emotional distress. same fucking thing in this case if you ask me. not only should they go to jail, they should have their sexual encounters posted for all to see. maybe they'd know what it feels like. or maybe they won't. this goes to show how we value one another...we don't. it's a direct reflection on the world and how most people have a sense of entitlement for whatever they want to do. he wasn't the only one who jumped off that bridge. he took a part of every one of us.

rip

New Jersey.

RIP

What goes around comes around...

I hope the posters do jail time and are sued for millions by the family .

CHIC0 said:

and i bet nothing more than a slap on the hand is what the people who posted it will get. i'm hearing the poor excuse that, that they didn't 'kill" the guy. but what they did cause emotional distress. same fucking thing in this case if you ask me. not only should they go to jail, they should have their sexual encounters posted for all to see. maybe they'd know what it feels like. or maybe they won't. this goes to show how we value one another...we don't. it's a direct reflection on the world and how most people have a sense of entitlement for whatever they want to do. he wasn't the only one who jumped off that bridge. he took a part of every one of us.

I do believe they(the streamers) should be charged for "invasion of privacy" but nothing beyond that. If it's their first offense then they should be receive a sentence worthy of them committing a first offenst i.e. probation and some community service.

In this day and age no one should have to jump off a bridge because he/she is gay. There was something else going on there. I would hate to believe he(Tyler) was ashamed of being gay. Too many gay women and men have been brutalized or risked being brualized to change attitudes if not laws about gay people in America for people to be jumping off bridges because they're gay.

Lammastide said:

And because it's important to think of folk like Tyler as a human being rather than some abstract name in a headline story, here he is:

Unassuming, average kid. Could have been so many of us at age 18.

R.I.P.

[Edited 9/30/10 10:25am]

He's adorable!!

dseann said:

I do believe they(the streamers) should be charged for "invasion of privacy" but nothing beyond that. If it's their first offense then they should be receive a sentence worthy of them committing a first offenst i.e. probation and some community service.

In this day and age no one should have to jump off a bridge because he/she is gay. There was something else going on there. I would hate to believe he(Tyler) was ashamed of being gay. Too many gay women and men have been brutalized or risked being brualized to change attitudes if not laws about gay people in America for people to be jumping off bridges because they're gay.

I say throw the book at the roommate. I think he faces up to five years in prison if convicted. That's the least he should do. I would say that even if the poor victim hadn't killed himself. The crime of putting someone's private sexual activity on the internet without their permission is a big one, first offense or not.

Efan said:

dseann said:

I do believe they(the streamers) should be charged for "invasion of privacy" but nothing beyond that. If it's their first offense then they should be receive a sentence worthy of them committing a first offenst i.e. probation and some community service.

In this day and age no one should have to jump off a bridge because he/she is gay. There was something else going on there. I would hate to believe he(Tyler) was ashamed of being gay. Too many gay women and men have been brutalized or risked being brualized to change attitudes if not laws about gay people in America for people to be jumping off bridges because they're gay.

I say throw the book at the roommate. I think he faces up to five years in prison if convicted. That's the least he should do. I would say that even if the poor victim hadn't killed himself. The crime of putting someone's private sexual activity on the internet without their permission is a big one, first offense or not.

You’re damn right!

This was a SERIOUS offense (even if he hadn’t taken his life), which warrants serious consequences.

this makes me so sad! i can't understand why any person would do this to someone! just thinking about what happened makes me sick! those people need to spend a long time in jail for this!

Lammastide said:

And because it's important to think of folk like Tyler as a human being rather than some abstract name in a headline story, here he is:

Unassuming, average kid. Could have been so many of us at age 18.

R.I.P.

[Edited 9/30/10 10:25am]

How very sad. A young man, beginning his journey of finding who he is only to be violated by fucking stupid pricks in this world. When people talk about the gay agenda, there surely is one: to prevent young men and women like him from being harrassed to the point that they feel the only option is to kill themselves. What a beautiful young man and my heart goes out to his family and friends and all involved in this sad situation.

This was awful. They should get involuntary man slaughter too, although they won't cuz ya can't prove that that's why he killed himself, but still. What a sad story. His poor poor family.

dseann said:

CHIC0 said:

and i bet nothing more than a slap on the hand is what the people who posted it will get. i'm hearing the poor excuse that, that they didn't 'kill" the guy. but what they did cause emotional distress. same fucking thing in this case if you ask me. not only should they go to jail, they should have their sexual encounters posted for all to see. maybe they'd know what it feels like. or maybe they won't. this goes to show how we value one another...we don't. it's a direct reflection on the world and how most people have a sense of entitlement for whatever they want to do. he wasn't the only one who jumped off that bridge. he took a part of every one of us.

I do believe they(the streamers) should be charged for "invasion of privacy" but nothing beyond that. If it's their first offense then they should be receive a sentence worthy of them committing a first offenst i.e. probation and some community service.

In this day and age no one should have to jump off a bridge because he/she is gay. There was something else going on there. I would hate to believe he(Tyler) was ashamed of being gay. Too many gay women and men have been brutalized or risked being brualized to change attitudes if not laws about gay people in America for people to be jumping off bridges because they're gay.

I don't necessarily disagree with you regarding being sentenced as first time offenders. But you do understand that his sexual acts were streamed to the public without his knowledge or consent, right? Being gay and coming out by choice when it feels comfortable for you is a whole lot different than having your lifestyle made public via unknown online streaming. Whose to say that was even the way he would have lived the rest of his life? Also, being gay in America is still a huge issue for many people. Laws (of which there are actually very few) don't change that.

[Edited 9/30/10 11:15am]

Cerebus said:

dseann said:

I do believe they(the streamers) should be charged for "invasion of privacy" but nothing beyond that. If it's their first offense then they should be receive a sentence worthy of them committing a first offenst i.e. probation and some community service.

In this day and age no one should have to jump off a bridge because he/she is gay. There was something else going on there. I would hate to believe he(Tyler) was ashamed of being gay. Too many gay women and men have been brutalized or risked being brualized to change attitudes if not laws about gay people in America for people to be jumping off bridges because they're gay.

I don't necessarily disagree with you regarding being sentenced as first time offenders. But you do understand that his sexual acts were streamed to the public without his knowledge or consent, right? Being gay and coming out by choice when it feels comfortable for you is a whole lot different than having your lifestyle made public via unknown public streaming. Whose to say that was even the way he would have lived the rest of his life? Also, being gay in America is still a huge issue for many people. Laws (of which there are actually very few) don't change that.

Exactly.

And to dseann, ya it's their first offense, but someones CHILD is DEAD because of it. A young boy. That is AWFUL. How in the world do you think his poor parents feel?? These kids were how old? I'm SURE they didn't think this kid was gonna jump off a bridge over it, but they know it was cruel of them to do that, and they did it to make a dick out of the kid. Hope they're happy. What kind of ppl do this shit. These kids are old enough to know better.

Efan said:I say throw the book at the roommate. I think he faces up to five years in prison if convicted. That's the least he should do. I would say that even if the poor victim hadn't killed himself. The crime of putting someone's private sexual activity on the internet without their permission is a big one, first offense or not.

Yeah, the most those fucktards can get is five years. They deserve it.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Lammastide said:

And because it's important to think of folk like Tyler as a human being rather than some abstract name in a headline story, here he is:

Unassuming, average kid. Could have been so many of us at age 18.

R.I.P.

[Edited 9/30/10 10:25am]

How very sad. A young man, beginning his journey of finding who he is only to be violated by fucking stupid pricks in this world. When people talk about the gay agenda, there surely is one: to prevent young men and women like him from being harrassed to the point that they feel the only option is to kill themselves. What a beautiful young man and my heart goes out to his family and friends and all involved in this sad situation.

I agree with you, THIS is the real gay agenda. Also, the fact that some people don't see what their hate can do greatly angers me.

=0P

Lammastide said:

And because it's important to think of folk like Tyler as a human being rather than some abstract name in a headline story, here he is:

Unassuming, average kid. Could have been so many of us at age 18.

R.I.P.

[Edited 9/30/10 10:25am]

I read that he was an accomplished violinist. Sounds above average to me.

Cerebus said:

dseann said:

I do believe they(the streamers) should be charged for "invasion of privacy" but nothing beyond that. If it's their first offense then they should be receive a sentence worthy of them committing a first offenst i.e. probation and some community service.

In this day and age no one should have to jump off a bridge because he/she is gay. There was something else going on there. I would hate to believe he(Tyler) was ashamed of being gay. Too many gay women and men have been brutalized or risked being brualized to change attitudes if not laws about gay people in America for people to be jumping off bridges because they're gay.

I don't necessarily disagree with you regarding being sentenced as first time offenders. But you do understand that his sexual acts were streamed to the public without his knowledge or consent, right? Being gay and coming out by choice when it feels comfortable for you is a whole lot different than having your lifestyle made public via unknown online streaming. Whose to say that was even the way he would have lived the rest of his life? Also, being gay in America is still a huge issue for many people. Laws (of which there are actually very few) don't change that.

[Edited 9/30/10 11:15am]

Thus my saying they should be charged with "invasion of privacy". So much has been done to change the attitude towards gays around the world there was no need for Tyler to literally jump off a bridge. I'll stand by that statement. I live in a country where having gay intercourse can get one arrested, but personally I don't see what the big deal is about who someone chooses to fuck. It shouldn't be a big deal.

TotalANXiousNESS said:

Cerebus said:

I don't necessarily disagree with you regarding being sentenced as first time offenders. But you do understand that his sexual acts were streamed to the public without his knowledge or consent, right? Being gay and coming out by choice when it feels comfortable for you is a whole lot different than having your lifestyle made public via unknown public streaming. Whose to say that was even the way he would have lived the rest of his life? Also, being gay in America is still a huge issue for many people. Laws (of which there are actually very few) don't change that.

Exactly.

And to dseann, ya it's their first offense, but someones CHILD is DEAD because of it. A young boy. That is AWFUL. How in the world do you think his poor parents feel?? These kids were how old? I'm SURE they didn't think this kid was gonna jump off a bridge over it, but they know it was cruel of them to do that, and they did it to make a dick out of the kid. Hope they're happy. What kind of ppl do this shit. These kids are old enough to know better.

I am in no way trying to excuse the idiots(streamers) actions. They did act like total assholes. However, it is their first offense and the courts will treat them as first time offenders. I would be pissed and embarrassed if someone streamed me having sex with my girlfriend. But, I live in a world where the prevailing attitude about gays is "who gives a fuck". I don't think it was a good enough reason(if there is such a thing) to jump off a bridge.