Dharun Ravi, the roommate of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers student who committed suicide in 2010 after Ravi used a webcam to spy on his intimate encounter with another man, has given his first interview since being found guilty of bias intimidation, along with 14 other charges including invasion of privacy and evidence…
A jury found 20-year-old Dharun Ravi guilty of having homophobic motivations for using a webcam to spy on his former Rutgers roommate, 18-year-old Tyler Clementi, who killed himself shortly after the incident.
The suicide and depression of Tyler Clementi is not relevant in the trial of his former roommate Dharun Ravi, a New Jersey judge has ruled.
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Molly Wei, the former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to document Tyler Clementi's sexual encounter with a male classmate, has been approved for a "pretrial intervention program that will allow her to avoid criminal prosecution":
Rutgers student Tyler Clementi killed himself after his roommate surreptitiously taped him having a sexual encounter with another man and broadcast it to other students on campus. One of those students was Molly Wei, and she's requesting that she enter a pretrial intervention program that would allow her to avoid a…
In the wake of freshman Tyler Clementi's suicide, Rutgers University is making gender-neutral housing available to some students. The university hopes to create a better environment for LGBT students, although the program will be open to straight applicants as well. Says senior Aaron Lee,
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The parents of Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers student who committed suicide after his roommates used a webcam to stream his liaison with another man, may sue the university.
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Constance McMillen, whose school barred her from bringing a female date to the prom, says when she heard about the suicides of gay teens Seth Walsh and Tyler Clementi, "I was so upset about this that I could not sleep."
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Defense lawyers now say Tyler Clementi's bullying wasn't as bad as it seemed — but the invasion of his privacy was still a standout in a year that's been rife with bullying incidents. After the jump, a timeline.
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Students across the country will be wearing purple today in memory of gay teens who have taken their own lives in recent months, and in support of those struggling with bullying.
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The Rutgers sex-spying case is the latest in a string of tragic stories about people committing suicide after having been allegedly bullied, harassed, or violated. But can people truly be "driven" to suicide?
