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Kid committed suicide at my school by jumping off a bridge
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NEW YORK (CBS/WCBS) Authorities believe a Rutgers University student committed suicide after he was allegedly the victim of a sex tape that was secretly filmed by two other freshman-year students.
The victim is believed to have jumped off the George Washington Bridge Thursday, reports local news station WPIX. Officials apparently found the victim's car near the bridge with his cell phone and computer inside. His identity is not being released.
Dharun Ravi and Molly W. Wei, both 18-years-old, were each charged with two counts of invasion of privacy Tuesday for allegedly placing a camera in another student's dorm room without the student's consent and broadcasting a sexual encounter over the Internet.
According to Middlesex County prosecutors, the pair transmitted a live image of another 18-year-old student on two separate occasions earlier this month, according to CBS affiliate WCBS.
Ravi, of Plainsboro, was released on $25,000 bail Tuesday. Wei, a Princeton native, was released on her own recognizance Monday.
Under New Jersey's privacy law it is a crime to transmit or even view images that depict nudity or sexual contact with an individual without that person's consent, reports WCBS. Collecting or viewing sexual images without consent is a fourth-degree crime. Transmitting them is a third-degree crime with a maximum prison sentence of five years.
Rutgers would not comment, but issued a statement saying: "The University takes this matter seriously and has policies in place to deal with this type of student behavior."
Both Ravi and Wei could face up to five years in prison if convicted.
The victim is believed to have jumped off the George Washington Bridge Thursday, reports local news station WPIX. Officials apparently found the victim's car near the bridge with his cell phone and computer inside. His identity is not being released.
Dharun Ravi and Molly W. Wei, both 18-years-old, were each charged with two counts of invasion of privacy Tuesday for allegedly placing a camera in another student's dorm room without the student's consent and broadcasting a sexual encounter over the Internet.
According to Middlesex County prosecutors, the pair transmitted a live image of another 18-year-old student on two separate occasions earlier this month, according to CBS affiliate WCBS.
Ravi, of Plainsboro, was released on $25,000 bail Tuesday. Wei, a Princeton native, was released on her own recognizance Monday.
Under New Jersey's privacy law it is a crime to transmit or even view images that depict nudity or sexual contact with an individual without that person's consent, reports WCBS. Collecting or viewing sexual images without consent is a fourth-degree crime. Transmitting them is a third-degree crime with a maximum prison sentence of five years.
Rutgers would not comment, but issued a statement saying: "The University takes this matter seriously and has policies in place to deal with this type of student behavior."
Both Ravi and Wei could face up to five years in prison if convicted.
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here the link btw
http://abcnews.go.com/US/victim-secret-dorm-sex-tape-commits-suicide/story?id=11758716
Members of the Rutgers Community:
I deeply regret that today we learned from the family of one of our
students that they believe their son has committed suicide. We are
profoundly saddened by this report, and our hearts and prayers are with
the parents, family, and friends of this young man, who had started at
Rutgers this semester as a first-year student on the New Brunswick campus.
While there is a lot of information being communicated, we don’t have
all the facts in this case.
This young man was reportedly the victim of an incident that took place
in one of our residence halls last week. Two fellow Rutgers students
have been arrested and charged with invasion of privacy for their
actions in that incident. If the charges are true, these actions gravely
violate the university’s standards of decency and humanity.
The case is being investigated by the Rutgers University Police
Department. The students—like all who are accused of a crime—must be
presumed innocent until proven guilty. The case is also being
investigated by the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
under the code of student conduct. Please know that while Rutgers does
not comment publicly on the specifics of cases involving active criminal
investigations and allegations of student conduct, the university is
taking this case very seriously.
We extend our heartfelt sympathies to the family during this most
difficult time. While I did not have the privilege of knowing this young
man, I have learned that in addition to his academic abilities, he was a
gifted musician. Our university community feels the pain of his loss,
and I know there is anger and outrage about these events.
Rutgers is a community that is extraordinarily proud of its diversity
and the respect its members have for one another. In fact, we have just
launched a two-year dialogue focusing attention on civility in the
context of one of the most culturally and racially diverse research
universities in the nation. I ask that all members of the Rutgers
community honor the wishes of the family by providing them with privacy
during this painful time and by committing to the values of civility,
dignity, compassion, and respect for each other.
Richard L. McCormick
President
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
If I were to ever kill myself it would be walking out in front of a semi on 75 north between downtown and hopple street around 5 pm to get back at all the idiot drivers I have to deal with on my way into work. Make them sit in dead stop for hours.
ANYWAY, why dont you feel safe, britt?