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Rutgers e-mails concerning Tyler Clementi case subpoenaed - NorthJersey.com

Rutgers e-mails concerning Tyler Clementi case subpoenaed - NorthJersey.com
Rutgers e-mails concerning Tyler Clementi case subpoenaed
Thursday, October 7, 2010
LAST UPDATED: THURSDAY OCTOBER 7, 2010, 7:45 AM
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NEW BRUNSWICK — Prosecutors have subpoenaed Rutgers University for e-mails concerning how the school handled complaints from freshman Tyler Clementi that his roommate used a webcam to spy on him.

Tyler Clementi's Facebook photo.
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Tyler Clementi's Facebook photo.

The Star Ledger reports that prosecutors asked for the subpoenas after investigators felt the state university was not fully cooperating with the invasion of privacy case.

The newspaper cited two officials who were briefed on the probe, but did not name the officials because they were not authorized to speak about the ongoing inquiry

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