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A Facebook group, In Honor of Tyler Clementi, was quickly set up and by Wednesday had drawn nearly 3,000 people, many of whom posted remembrances of Clementi or expressions of shock over the death of the young man pictured playing his violin. [1]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — In his first weeks at Rutgers University, Tyler Clementi was known by some students as a smiling hallmate, while others thought of him as the shyest student in the dorm. [2]
Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jumped from the George Washington Bridge last week, said his family’s attorney, Paul Mainardi. [3]
“Jumping off the gw bridge sorry,” read the final Facebook status from Tyler Clementi, just 72 hours after his private life suddenly became public knowledge. [4]
Tyler Clementi, performing with the Ridgewood High School Orchestra at a benefit dinner in 2009, was a member of the Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra 2010-11 season and had been awarded several awards and a scholarship for his skills as a violinist. [5]
Tyler Clementi is believed to have jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge. [6]
The Twitter page of Clementi’s roommate, Dharun Ravi of Plainsboro, hinted that Clementi was involved sexually with another man and invited others to watch a live webcam feed from the dorm room. [5]
The quiet redhead, a scholarship student and skilled violinist, apparently asked roommate Dharun Ravi, 18, for some privacy on Sept. 19. [4]
Mr. Ravi was charged with two additional counts of invasion of privacy for attempting to use the camera to view and transmit another encounter involving the same student two days later, Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan said in a statement. [6]
On Wednesday, his Facebook page was accessible only to friends. [3]
A lawyer for Clementi’s family said Wednesday that he had jumped off the George Washington Bridge last week after a recording of him having a sexual encounter with a man was broadcast online. [2]
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — A college student jumped to his death off a bridge a day after authorities say two classmates surreptitiously recorded him having sex with a man in his dorm room and broadcast it over the Internet. [...] Two Rutgers freshmen have been charged with illegally taping the 18-year-old Clementi having sex and broadcasting the images via an Internet chat program. [3]
Even if the young violinist from Ridgewood was not well known at his new school, his death stirred outrage. [7]
A college student jumped to his death off a bridge a day after authorities say two classmates surreptitiously recorded him having sex with a man in his dorm room and broadcast it over the Internet. [1]
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[1] Tyler Clementi, Taped Having Sex, Kills Self - CBS News
[2] NJ Student Secretly Taped Having Sex Kills Himself - Indiana …
[3] Tyler Clementi dies: College student was secretly filmed …
[4] Rutgers freshman kills self after classmates use hidden …
[5] NorthJersey.com: Police, family: Ridgewood man jumped off GWB …
[6] Rutgers Student Tyler Clementi Suicide: Dharun Ravi and Molly …
[7] NJ Student Secretly Taped Having Sex Kills Himself - National …