Rutgers freshman suicide after roommate broadcast gay sexual encounter online?

[jAZ]

Wow. Prank gone waaay wrong.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/201...gers_post.html

Rutgers freshman is presumed dead in suicide after roommate broadcast gay sexual encounter online

Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 5:42 PM
Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger



PISCATAWAY — A Rutgers University freshman appears to have killed himself by jumping off the George Washington Bridge after his roommate broadcast live images of the 18-year-old having a sexual encounter with another man on the internet, according to campus and law enforcement sources.

Tyler Clementi, 18, of Ridgewood, is presumed dead after his car, cell phone and computer were found near the George Washington Bridge last week, law enforcement sources said. His wallet was found on the walkway adjacent to the New York-bound lanes. In a statement released this afternoon, Clementi’s family confirmed the suicide and said his body has not been found.

Dharun Ravi, 18, of Plainsboro, and Molly Wei, 18, of Princeton, were charged with two counts each of invasion of privacy for setting up a camera in a dorm room on Sept. 19 and using it to view and transmit a live sex scene, said Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan.

Paul Mainardi of Woodbury, the Clementi family's attorney, said Ravi and Clementi were roommates at Rutgers.

Ravi's Twitter feed on that date referred to seeing his roommate have sex with another man in their room on the Piscataway campus, classmates said.

"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," Ravi said on his Twitter page in a Sept. 19 entry posted at 6:17 p.m.

Two days later, Ravi posted another entry directing his nearly 150 Twitter followers to iChat, an internet messaging service with a live video feed.

"Anyone with iChat, I dare you to video chat me between the hours of 9:30 and 12. Yes it's happening again," Ravi wrote in the Sept. 21 post.

Ravi's Twitter feed has since been taken down. But the entries survived in a cached version of the page still available through Google's search engine this afternoon.

Prosecutors said Ravi and Wei set up a camera on Sept. 19 and broadcast live images of Clementi having a "sexual encounter." Ravi is also accused of trying unsuccessfully to broadcast a second sex scene Sept. 21.

The Clementi family released a statement this afternoon. "Tyler was a fine young man, and a distinguished musician. The family is heartbroken beyond words. They respectfully request that they be given time to grieve their great loss and that their privacy at this painful time be respected by all," it said.

"The family and their representatives are cooperating fully with the ongoing criminal investigations of two Rutgers University students," the statement said.

Clementi was an accomplished violinist who had received a college scholarship from the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra for his musicianship and leadership.
The violinist left a lasting impression with some in the Bergen County town, said Hiro Kagei, 17, who played in the orchestra with the teenager. A solo Clementi played in a concert last year "blew the audience away," he said.

"Now that he’ dead, it’s sad to think we won’t hear something like that anymore," Kagei said.

On the Rutgers campus, classmates described Clementi as quiet. At a mandatory dorm meeting called the day he was reported missing, only three students said they had spoken to Clementi since they moved into the dorm last month, according to students who were at the meeting.

Ravi and Wei — who were classmates at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North before enrolling at Rutgers this fall — did not respond to e-mail requests to comment Tuesday. Steve Altman, Ravi’s attorney, also declined to comment.

Ravi surrendered to Rutgers police Tuesday and was released on $25,000 bail, the prosecutor’s office said. Wei surrendered to the campus police Monday and was released on her own recognizance.

Under New Jersey’s invasion-of-privacy laws, it is a fourth degree crime to collect or view images depicting nudity or sexual contact involving another individual without that person’s consent, the prosecutor said. It is a third degree crime to transmit or distribute the images.

If the students are convicted on a third degree offense they could face up to five years in prison each under state law. Conviction on a fourth-degree crime could lead to probation or up to 18 months in prison.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

mid 20s

Perhaps.

But in 2 years, you'll still be a career bartender with a propensity for raping drunk girls.

So I'm just trying to beat the rush.

I could've just said 45 year-old career bartenders that are prone to drugging worn-out biker skanks, but I didn't feel like fast-forwarding that far.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

That's a pretty serious allegation.

Hootie wears it like a badge of honor.

He doesn't call it rape because they're too drunk to stand when he penetrates them.

But hey, the rest of us are just stodgy old men, so we're just not hip the scene.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

the way I look at it...

Jail is for criminals and those who are a hazard to society...

Does anyone really think, despite the poor judgment displayed, the two of them are hazards to society?

Really?

Stupid? Yes.
Deserving of prison time? Hell no.

agreed, i think both should be beaten in a back alley with those cane sticks that don't kill you but bruise/bloody the hell out of you.

jail - no
beaten to a bloody pulp - yes

maybe throw in some strap-on treatment during the caning too, just to bring the sex aspect home to roost.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Hootie wears it like a badge of honor.

He doesn't call it rape because they're too drunk to stand when he penetrates them.

But hey, the rest of us are just stodgy old men, so we're just not hip the scene.

It's sad how envious you are of me...(which is really sad, because I'm a career bartender, remember?)

How do you make your money my man?! I'm curious what you do outside of being a complete douche on ChiefsPlanet...

Side note: I assume you're white? I bet if you ever got into an altercation you'd be one of those guys who takes their shirt off before the fight occurred...you seem that douchey.

No offense.

[BIG_DADDY]

Originally Posted by Laz

agreed, i think both should be beaten in a back alley with those cane sticks that don't kill you but bruise/bloody the hell out of you.

jail - no
beaten to a bloody pulp - yes

maybe throw in some strap-on treatment during the caning too, just to bring the sex aspect home to roost.

Wow

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

I could've just said 45 year-old career bartenders that are prone to drugging worn-out biker skanks, but I didn't feel like fast-forwarding that far.

Not quite sure what this means?

When I'm 45 I fully intend on being a coke head partial owner to a shitty ass bar where are books are all crooked but we pretend like we all have a lot of money and only hire sorority chicks and buy them fancy things and meals so sleep with us...

not biker chicks

moron

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by The Meat Dragon

It's sad how envious you are of me...(which is really sad, because I'm a career bartender, remember?)

How do you make your money my man?! I'm curious what you do outside of being a complete douche on ChiefsPlanet...

Side note: I assume you're white? I bet if you ever got into an altercation you'd be one of those guys who takes their shirt off before the fight occurred...you seem that douchey.

No offense.

See what I mean Zach?

It's less of an allegation, more of a statement of fact.

[FAX]

Welcome to prison, dumbass ... and the Ravi shanker.

FAX

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

That's a pretty serious allegation.

He's just mad, despite his great reputation and awesome posting style on CP.com!!!!, he only has his hand, and nothing else...

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

See what I mean Zach?

It's less of an allegation, more of a statement of fact.

Seems obvious he is being who you want him to be.

[Hootie]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

See what I mean Zach?

It's less of an allegation, more of a statement of fact.

you could have chosen someone better than me on this site to be so envious of...

I'm sorry that hot girls like to have sex with me...

I apologize.

I know, it sucks...all girls are dtf these days...but the same 10% of the guys get all of the action!

It isn't fair!

But hey, I can't help the fact I have undeniable wit. I'm sorry. I'm sure you are a better typer and read more online journals than I do...nothing to be ashamed of!

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by BIG_DADDY

Wow

they deserve every inch of a beating

there are crimes
then there are MEAN,EVIL spirited crimes

ummm? Who should pay a bigger price, the dude with a oz of pot in his pocket or these two twisted asshats?

i'll take twisted asshats for $2000, Alex

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by |Zach|

Seems obvious he is being who you want him to be.

It's in the archives.

I did not invent the moron. He was pounding his chest over these 'exploits' well before I was much more than a mere lurker.

[Hootie]

but hey DJ...I know you're the voice of reason and extremely intelligent...so please, my main man...

tell me what you do for a living...please...I want to know what I should shoot for...

I eagerly await.

[Pants]

@ another thread being derailed by Hootie.