Rutgers football crowd pays tribute to student who died
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers University paid a public tribute Saturday at a football game to a student who committed suicide last week after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Rutgers University paid a public tribute Saturday at a football game to a student who committed suicide last week after his sexual encounter was secretly streamed online.
Most in the crowd bowed their heads after a public-address announcer requested a moment of silence for 18-year-old freshman Tyler Clementi before its homecoming game against Tulane.
Clementi's name was shown on the huge scoreboard, and the crowd applauded politely when the observation ended.
Prosecutors say Clementi's roommate and another student used a webcam to stream live Internet images of Clementi having an intimate encounter with another man.
Clementi, a promising violinist from Bergen County, jumped off the George Washington Bridge over the Hudson River three days later. His body was identified Thursday.
The homecoming tribute was the latest in a series of remembrances for Clementi at the university, which will also hold a vigil Sunday.