Tyler Clementi Suicide: Ex-Rutgers Student, Molly Wei, Avoids Jail
Anonymous. International Examiner [Seattle, Wash] 18 May 2011: 4.
As a result of the video of the sexual encounter, [Tyler Clementi] committed suicide Sept. 22, 2010. According to the Huffington Post, under the deal with the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Molly Wei pleaded not guilty to two counts of invasion of privacy, and entered the probationary program under a number of conditions, including required counseling and community service.
The former Rutgers University stu dent accused of using a webcam to watch classmate Tyler Clementi's sexual encounter with another man, appeared in court recently and struck a deal with prosecutors that will allow her to avoid criminal prosecutors.
As a result of the video of the sexual encounter, Clementi committed suicide Sept. 22, 2010. According to the Huffington Post, under the deal with the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Molly Wei pleaded not guilty to two counts of invasion of privacy, and entered the probationary program under a number of conditions, including required counseling and community service. As part of the pretrial intervention, Wei must attend counseling in cyber-bulling and in dealing with alternative and cultural differences. She must also complete 300 hours of community service and testify against Clementi's roommate Dharun Ravi. If Wei completes the program without getting into any additional trouble, all charges will be dropped, the prosecutor's office said. Last month Ravi was indicted on fifteen counts, including a count of bias intimidation. If convicted on a hate-crime charge, he could face 5 to 10 years in prison.
Copyright International Examiner May 18-May 31, 2011
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