Prosecutor: Bias charges may come in webcast of sexual encounter

Dan82 · Oct 1, 2010

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/30/new.jersey.student.suicide/index.html?hpt=T2

New Jersey prosecutors said Thursday they are determining whether additional charges, including bias, may be brought against two Rutgers University students accused of invading the privacy of fellow student Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide after his sexual encounter with another man was streamed online.

''The initial focus of this investigation has been to determine who was responsible for remotely activating the camera in the dormitory room of the student and then transmitting the encounter on the Internet,'' Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan said.

''Now that two individuals have been charged with invasion of privacy, we will be making every effort to assess whether bias played a role in the incident, and, if so, we will bring appropriate charges,'' Kaplan said in a statement.

Under New Jersey law, a person is guilty of bias intimidation if he or she commits a crime with the purpose of intimidating someone because of race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ethnicity; or if the victim or victim's property was selected as a target because of the same factors...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/30/new.jersey.student.suicide/index.html?hpt=T2
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yourillusion · Oct 1, 2010

I sure hope they're able to wring them up on something more than simple 'privacy' charges.

beckyg · Oct 1, 2010

It sounds like it qualifies as "bias" under New Jersey law. I hope they throw the book at them. This suicide epidemic is terrifying. I just hope something good comes from it. It's certainly getting alot of news coverage. I have been thinking alot about the families and friends left behind.

Kevin42 · Oct 1, 2010

I am still waiting for them to find out what exactly triggered the suicide. As far as I am aware, they do not know. While these kids may have been partially responsible, it definitely seems that something else was wrong.

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