Rutgers University Student Tyler Clement sextape With Friends

A freshman at Rutgers University who committed suicide after his roommate allegedly published online secretly recorded images of him having a sexual encounter in his bedroom, authorities and relatives of the victim, said on Wednesday.
Through an attorney, the family of Tyler Clement issued a statement confirming that the 18-year-old had ended his life last week by jumping off the George Washington Bridge and said it is "cooperating fully with ongoing criminal investigations. "
Dharun Ravi, roommate of Mr. Clementi at Rutgers, and another student, Molly Wei, both 18 years old, are accused of invasion of privacy to use a webcam to transmit images from secretly recording September 19, Middlesex County officials said.
Mr. Ravi was charged with two additional charges of invasion of privacy to try to use the camera to view and transmit another meeting with the student themselves two days later, the Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan said in a statement.
Lawyers for Mr. Ravi and Ms Wei did not return phone calls seeking comment and the two students did not respond to emails sent on Wednesday. Ms. Wei was released on his own recognizance after she became Rutgers police said Monday. Mr. Ravi was released on $ 25,000 bail on Tuesday after surrendering to police.
Both are charged with crimes that carry prison terms of up to five years if convicted, prosecutors said. Under New Jersey law, is a fourth degree crime to collect or see pictures of a naked or engaged in sexual contact without her consent, prosecutors said. Is a third degree felony to distribute those images, prosecutors said.
On September 22, a wallet with driver's license of Mr. Clementi, badge Rutgers University found in the George Washington Bridge, after two witnesses of information and a girl jump the length of around 9 pm, a police officer with knowledge of the case, said. No body has been recovered, the official said.
Officials from the office of Middlesex County prosecutor declined to comment on the death of Mr. Clementi, because it has not been publicly identified as the victim of the illegal recording of Rutgers University.
In its statement, the family of Mr Clementi describes the degree of Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, as "a fine young man and an outstanding musician." The statement, issued by attorney Paul Mainardi, said the family "is heartbroken beyond words."
Mr Clementi played the violin, the Associated Press. "It was an excellent musician and a very promising, young worker," said Ed Schmiedecke, a former music director at Ridgewood High School, told the AP.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the family at this time," said the superintendent of the Ridgewood Public Schools, Dr. Daniel Fishbein, who sent letters last week informing students that Mr. Clemente had disappeared and offers emotional support services.
Mr. Ravi allegedly used the program iChat online to post the video on the Internet, and also conveys a message about posting on Twitter, which has since been removed.
Citing privacy concerns, a spokesman for Rutgers University, declined to comment on cases involving Mr. Ravi and Ms Wei, but said in a statement that the school "takes these issues."
A group of New Jersey gay rights, Garden State Equality, said he believes the death of Mr. Clementi is a hate crime.
"We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of a young man who, by all accounts, was brilliant, talented and kind," said the group's chairman, Steven Goldstein, said in a statement. "And we are sick that anyone in our society, such as students suspected of surreptitious video making, you might consider the destruction of the lives of others as a sport."
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