Tyler Clementi’s parents want roommate prosecuted, not severely punished

Kelly Heyboer reports:

Six months after their son’s suicide, the parents of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi said for the first time yesterday they do not want his former roommate to receive a “harsh punishment” for allegedly using a webcam to spy on the freshman’s intimate encounter with another man.

But the family does want the invasion-of-privacy case prosecuted, their attorney said.

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