Lawyers for Molly Wei, 18, a student at Rutgers University in New Jersey, said she had “committed no crime”. Wei and fellow student Dharun Ravi, 18, have been charged with invasion of privacy over the filming of Tyler Clementi, 18, who committed suicide three days later by jumping from the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River.
His death has led to nationwide soul-searching over the plight of gay teenagers.
Ravi and Wei could face up to five years in jail if convicted.
In a statement Wei’s lawyers said: “This is a tragic situation but this tragedy has also unfairly led to rampant speculation and misinformation, which threaten to overwhelm the actual facts of the matter.
“Those true facts will reveal that Molly Wei is innocent. Molly committed no crime. Her remarkable reputation is being unjustly tarnished by uninformed and incorrect assumptions.”
The lawyers said Wei had been “maligned by unfounded attacks on her character.”
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