<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F11%2F26%2Fjustice%2Frebecca-sedwick-bullying-death%2F">Rebecca Sedwick</a>, 12, jumped to her death in September. The Florida girl had complained of bullying by classmates months before her death. Two girls were charged with aggravated stalking in connection with the case, but charges were dropped a month later, and it was recommended that the girls receive counseling. Alleged bullies may be charged with criminal offenses after the suicide of a victim, but experts disagree on whether bullying leads directly to suicide. Click through the gallery for more examples.
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Rebecca Sedwick, 12, jumped to her death in September. The Florida girl had complained of bullying by classmates months before her death. Two girls were charged with aggravated stalking in connection with the case, but charges were dropped a month later, and it was recommended that the girls receive counseling. Alleged bullies may be charged with criminal offenses after the suicide of a victim, but experts disagree on whether bullying leads directly to suicide. Click through the gallery for more examples.
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Canadian <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F08%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fcanada-teen-suicide-arrests%2F">Rehtaeh Parsons</a>, who was allegedly gang-raped and bullied, was hospitalized after she tried to hang herself in April 2013. The 17-year-old high school student from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was taken off life support three days later. Two 18-year-old men faced child pornography charges in connection with the case.
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Canadian Rehtaeh Parsons, who was allegedly gang-raped and bullied, was hospitalized after she tried to hang herself in April 2013. The 17-year-old high school student from Halifax, Nova Scotia, was taken off life support three days later. Two 18-year-old men faced child pornography charges in connection with the case.
Courtesy Leah Parsons
Rutgers University freshman <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F10%2F05%2Fjustice%2Fnew-jersey-tyler-clementi-lawsuit%2F">Tyler Clementi</a> jumped to his death from a bridge in September 2010. Celementi's college roommate had used a webcam to secretly stream a sexual encounter involving Clementi and a partner. The roommate, Dharun Ravi, was convicted of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy and witness tampering.
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Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementi jumped to his death from a bridge in September 2010. Celementi's college roommate had used a webcam to secretly stream a sexual encounter involving Clementi and a partner. The roommate, Dharun Ravi, was convicted of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy and witness tampering.
courtesy Jane Clementi
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2010%2FCRIME%2F04%2F08%2Fmassachusetts.bullying.suicide%2F">Phoebe Prince</a>, 15, hanged herself in January 2010 after enduring taunts from classmates at South Hadley High School in Massachusetts. Several teens were charged with crimes in connection with her bullying, but most charges were reduced in severity or dropped.
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Phoebe Prince, 15, hanged herself in January 2010 after enduring taunts from classmates at South Hadley High School in Massachusetts. Several teens were charged with crimes in connection with her bullying, but most charges were reduced in severity or dropped.
Phoebe Prince
<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2013%2F08%2F07%2Fworld%2Feurope%2Fuk-social-media-bullying%2F">Hannah Smith</a>, 14, hanged herself in her home, allegedly after being attacked by "trolls" on the site Ask.fm after seeking advice on the skin condition eczema, her father told UK media. Her death added fuel to calls in Britain for action to prevent abuse on social media after outrage over rape and bomb threats made against other women via Twitter.
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Hannah Smith, 14, hanged herself in her home, allegedly after being attacked by "trolls" on the site Ask.fm after seeking advice on the skin condition eczema, her father told UK media. Her death added fuel to calls in Britain for action to prevent abuse on social media after outrage over rape and bomb threats made against other women via Twitter.
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Canadian teen <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F10%2F12%2Fworld%2Famericas%2Fcanada-teen-bullying%2F">Amanda Todd</a> posted a YouTube video to express her anguish after becoming the target of bullies when risque photos of Todd surfaced online, allegedly posted online by a man with whom she'd communicated. After posting the plea "I have nobody. I need someone. My name is Amanda Todd," she took her life at 15 years old in October 2012. A <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbc.ca%2Fnews%2Fcanada%2Fbritish-columbia%2Famanda-todd-case-rcmp-detail-5-charges-against-dutch-citizen-1.2614034" target="_blank" target="_blank">Dutch man has been arrested</a> in connection with the case, according to the CBC.
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Canadian teen Amanda Todd posted a YouTube video to express her anguish after becoming the target of bullies when risque photos of Todd surfaced online, allegedly posted online by a man with whom she'd communicated. After posting the plea "I have nobody. I need someone. My name is Amanda Todd," she took her life at 15 years old in October 2012. A Dutch man has been arrested in connection with the case, according to the CBC.
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