Dharun Ravi And Molly Wei Reportedly Withdraw From Rutgers University; Wei Continued Class Days After Tyler Clementi Committed Suicide

Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei – the two Rutgers students accused of secretly spying on Ravi’s dorm roommate Tyler Clementi – have each withdrawn from the university, reports the New Jersey Star-Ledger. Wei’s attorney, Rubin Sinins says that the 18 year old wrote to Rutgers and asked to “withdraw without prejudice” after Clementi, an 18 year old freshman, jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge realising that Ravi, aided by Wei, had live streamed at least one sexual encounter with another man online September 19th. Wei, who stands charged with two counts of invasion of privacy, will likely face disciplinary action if she were to return to Rutgers, including possible expulsion. Her attorney added that “She is a student in good standing, has not been convicted of anything but had concerns for her safety.” Apparently, Wei had been e-mailing her professors to assignments and had continued her classes in the days following Clementi committed suicide, but eventually withdrew, and may apply to other universities. Ravi, also 18 years old, is charged with two counts of invasion of privacy, as well as an additional invasion of privacy count for allegedly setting up a webcam a second time to capture Clementi in another encounter September 21st. He is free on $25,000 bail, Wei on her own recognizance, prosecutors still determining whether to upgrade the charges to bias crimes because of Clementi’s sexual orientation. A Rutgers spokesperson refused to comment of Ravi’s status as a student, forbidden to do so under federal privacy laws.