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Student's Suicide After Sex Video Stirs Outrage : NPR

Student's Suicide After Sex Video Stirs Outrage : NPR

Student's Suicide After Sex Video Stirs Outrage

Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi jumped off a bridge after a recording of him having sex with a man was broadcast online. Two students have been charged with invading his privacy. Gay-rights groups say his suicide brings attention to a problem they are increasingly working to combat: young people who kill themselves after being tormented over their sexuality.