an invasion of privacy for sure, but not an accomplice in the death On Mar 2, 8:56 am, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Rutgers webcam trial: Secret witness M.B. enters courtroom > > NEW BRUNSWICK — The man who was with Tyler Clementi in his dorm room > when Clementi's roommate viewed them via webcam has just entered the > courtroom to testify in New Brunswick this morning. > > Identified only as M.B., he is wearing a blue striped button-up shirt > and black pants. He is clean-shaven and has short black hair. He > smiled for a moment while talking to his attorney, Richard Pompelio, > but he appears noticeably nervous. > > During the time that M.B. was intimate with Tyler Clementi, he noticed > there was a webcam pointed at Clementi's bed, M.B. testified today. > > "Being in a compromising position and seeing a camera lens just kind > of stuck out," M.B. testified, adding that if someone was sitting at > the desk where the webcam was, it would be pointed in a different > direction. > > "I just noticed it because I happened to glance over," he said. "There > was a camera lens glancing directly at me." > > M.B. and Tyler Clementi met on a social networking site at the end of > August 2010, and they met in person for the first time on Thursday, > Sept. 16. > > They spoke mostly in instant chats and text messages, he said. > > There is a heavy media presence in the standing-room courtroom. The > Clementi family is sitting in the front row behind the prosecution > table, next to Pompelio. M.B. entered shortly after 9 a.m. and sat > next to Pompelio. > > Today is the first time M.B., who has been identified only by his > initials because he does not want his identity known, is speaking > publicly. The judge just ordered that he is not to be photographed and > his testimony not be recorded. He is considered a victim in the case. > > Clementi and M.B. were seen kissing in Clementi's dorm room on Sept. > 19, 2010, when Clementi's roommate turned on his webcam from a > friend's laptop. > > Now the roommate, Dharun Ravi, is on trial in Middlesex County and > faces charges of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation and hindering > apprehension. > > Prosecutors allege that Ravi intentionally set up the webcam to > humiliate his gay roommate, but his lawyer contends that Ravi is not > prejudiced. > > Ravi's lawyer, Steve Altman, has also emphasized that M.B. appeared > disheveled and out of place in a college dormitory. Students have > testified that he looked "shady" and "shabby." > > Altman says Ravi turned on the webcam only because he wanted to check > on his expensive computer equipment and didn't trust his roommate's > guest. > > Clementi committed suicide a few days after the alleged spying, > sparking a national dialogue on cyber-bullying and harassment of gay > teenagers. Ravi is not charged in connection with Clementi's death. > > Today is the sixth day of testimony in the trial, which is expected to > last three to four weeks. > > More:http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/03/rutgers_webcam_trial_secret_... > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy
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