NJ Student Commits Suicide After Secret Webcast by Roommate

A Rutgers University freshman, Tyler Clementi, committed suicide last week after posting to his Facebook wall, "Jumping off the gw bridge sorry."  In the days preceding Tyler's death, the 18-year-old student had been secretly taped having a "sexual encounter" by his roommate, Dharun Ravi.  Ravi allegedly placed hidden video cameras in Clementi's dorm room.  He then went down the hall to his friend Molly Wei's room and streamed live video of Clementi on his iChat to fellow friends.  A now deleted Tweet by Ravi on September 19 read, "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 and Wei have both been charged with two counts each of invasion of privacy.  Ravi faces two additional counts of invasion of privacy for allegedly attempting to tape and webcast Clementi's activities just two days later.  Both students surrendered to the police.  Wei was released on her own recognizance, and Ravi posted $25,000 bail.Clementi played with the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra in high school and had been playing in a competitive graduate level orchestra at Rutgers.  Those close to Clementi knew him as a gifted violinist who won scholarships and awards for his musical abilities.  A fellow high school orchestra member, Keara Fenzel, commented, "He had a solo at one of our concerts that literally moved my whole family to tears."Clementi's parents released a statement through a lawyer saying, "Tyler was a fine young man, and a distinguished musician. The family is heartbroken beyond words."Related Media Coverage:Boston Herald - September 30, 2010"Rutgers student's suicide tied to gay sex webcast"http://news.bostonherald.com/news/national/northeast/view/20100930rutgers_students_suicide_tied_to_gay_sex_webcast/srvc=home&position=recent

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