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Gay Teen's Tormentors Quit Rutgers

By Adam Nichols | October 30, 2010 10:56am | Updated on October 30, 2010 10:55am
Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide after his same sex encounter was broadcast on the internet.
Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide after his same sex encounter was broadcast on the internet.
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By Adam Nichols

DNAinfo News Editor

Manhattan — The Rutgers students accused of secretly filming the same sex tryst of tragic teenager Tyler Clementi have quit the school, according to the Daily News.

Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei allegedly posted footage of the encounter online, while Ravi posted on Twitter that he'd seen his roommate "making out with another dude."

Clementi, 18, from Ridgewood, N.J., committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington bridge in September.

The News said Ravi has transferred to another school. Wei's friends told the newspaper she'd dropped out until the controversy cools.

Both have been charged with invasion of privacy.

The episode sparked concern over a surge of deaths among bullied homosexuals. Clementi's death "devastated" TV host Ellen DeGeneres, and caused a YouTube movement called "It Gets Better," aimed at helping isolated gay teens.