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Harassment of Rutgers Student May Not Be Considered Hate Crime

By Lependorf & Silverstein

The recent suicide of a Rutgers student due to bullying from his classmates may not be able to be prosecuted as a hate crime, according to NYDailyNews.com. A recent case that has been receiving national attention involves two Rutgers students who used a webcam to videotape and broadcast one of the student?s male roommates having sex with another male. The individual who was being taped, a freshman at Rutgers, jumped to his death from a bridge only three days after the incident. The two students who set up the camera have been charged with invasion of privacy and cybersnooping and could face five years in prison each if convicted. Gay rights activists have called for hate crime or murder charges against the students. However, the prosecutor believes that they may not be able to bring hate crime charges against the students because of a lack of appropriate laws...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on October 11, 2010 (boomark / email).