Thursday, September 30, 2010

Tyler Clementi, Rutgers University Student, Commits Suicide After Videotaped Having Gay Sex

New Jersey -- On September 22, 2010, 18-year-old Tyler Clementi left a cryptic and chilling message on his Facebook page: "Jumping off the gw bridge sorry." Later that evening, police pulled Clementi’s body from the Hudson River, west of the George Washington Bridge.

Two of Clementi’s college classmates, who are also 18-years-old, reportedly taped Clementi having sex with a man in his dorm room, via a web cam, and aired the video in a chat room.

Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei, the students who allegedly videotaped Clementi, could face up to 5 years in jail.

Dharun Ravi tried to get rid of evidence by deleting his Twitter account, but his efforts were too little, too late. Below, is a copy of Dharun's Twitter page, which clearly indicates that he knew about the videotaping and even encouraged others to watch the recording. 




I couldn’t find an accessible Facebook page for Tyler Clementi, but I did locate a Tyler Clementi Memorial page. The page has been defaced with homophobic pictures with captions like, “I’m in hell for homosex” and “Videotaped sucking d*ck. Time to die.”

See the New York Post news coverage for more details:


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