Parents of teen suicide: Prosecute on privacy charges

[seabeyond]

MONTCLAIR, N.J. — The parents of a college student who killed himself after his sexual encounter was shown online do not hold his former roommate criminally responsible for the death but do want him prosecuted for invading their son's privacy, their attorney said on Tuesday.

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They are charged with invasion of privacy in the fourth degree, which carries a possible sentence of 18 months in jail, and a more serious third-degree charge of transmitting or distributing images that carries a maximum five-year prison term. Wei is accused of one count of each charge, and Ravi is accused of two counts of each charge.

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The Clementis "do not seek to hold (Ravi) criminally responsible for Tyler's suicide," attorney Paul Mainardi said in an email.

Nor do they seek a "particularly harsh punishment ... understanding that the tragedy that has unfolded has already encompassed this young man as well."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42220366/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

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people were asking about this in another thread, the other day.

[Shagbark Hickory]

1. Without knowing all the facts, I'd say that from the outside, this seems reasonable to me.