text: A former Rutgers University student charged in a high profile invasion of privacy case linked to a student suicide has admitted her role in the secret webcam taping of two male students engaging in sex and has agreed to cooperate with authorities in the ongoing case. 
   
   In exchange, Molly Wei, 19, was permitted to enroll in a pretrial intervention program that could result in the charges against her being dropped. 
   
   Wei made a brief appearance in Middlesex County Superior Court on Friday, where she waived her right to have the charges against her presented to a grand jury and agreed to enroll in the intervention program. 
   
   The former college freshman, who was charged with two counts of invasion of privacy, declined to comment after the 10-minute hearing, but her lawyer said she was cooperating with authorities and that she should "not be a poster child for this." 
   
   Her lawyers have said repeatedly that their client played a minor role in the controversial case. 
   
   Wei and Dharun Ravi, 19, were charged in September with the secret taping of Ravi's roommate, Tyler Clementi, while Clementi engaged in a sexual encounter with another male in their dorm room. 
   
   Clementi, 18, committed suicide a few days later by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. 
   
   Ravi was charged in a 15-count indictment handed up in April with invasion of privacy and bias intimidation. Authorities alleged that he targeted Clementi and the other male, identified only by the initials M.B., because they were homosexuals. 
   
   Ravi, who could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison if convicted, is to be arraigned on May 23. He has remained free on $25,000 bail. 
   
   Clementi's parents, who attended Friday's hearing, were consulted by Middlesex County authorities and apparently agreed with the more lenient sentence for Wei. 
   
   In a statement released after the hearing, Jane and Joseph Clementi said that "based on the information supplied to us, we understand that Ms. Wei's actions, although unlawful, were substantially different in their nature and their extent than the actions of Tyler's former roommate." 
   
   Wei will be enrolled in the PTI program for three years and must complete 300 hours of community service and undergo counseling on issues like cyber-bullying and alternate lifestyles. 
   
   She also has agreed to cooperate in the investigation and to testify for the prosecution in the case against Ravi. 
   
   Authorities alleged that Ravi hid a recording device in the dorm room he shared with Clementi and then went to Wei's dorm room and used a laptop there to stream a webcam fed of the encounter. 
   
   The indictment against Ravi charged that he recorded one encounter between Clementi and M.B. on Sept. 19 and tried, but failed, to record a second encounter on Sept. 21. 
   
   Clementi, like Wei and Ravi, was a freshman at Rutgers. 
   
   His death became a focal point for gay rights advocates who called it an example of the type of bias members of the gay community face. 
   
   The incident also has been cited by groups concerned about that the Internet has become a vehicle for violating basic privacy rights. 
   
   Supporters of Ravi have termed his actions a college prank run amok and have argued that authorities have turned the incident into a more serious criminal offense. 
   
   In the statement released Friday, the Clementi family said it was important that "there be accountability for violations of basic standards of human behavior." 
   
   "Actions have consequences," the family said. 
   
   Contact staff writer George Anastasia at 856-779-3846 or ganastasia@phillynews.com. 
   
   Follow the Inquirer at www.Twitter.com/PhillyInquirer and www.Facebook.com/PhillyInquirer ||||| (CNN) -- A former Rutgers University student who allegedly watched a web video secretly taken of a male student's sexual encounter with another man has been admitted to a pretrial intervention program. 
   
   Molly Wei pleaded not guilty Friday to two counts of invasion of privacy, according to a statement from the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office. 
   
   The case exposed the issue of bullying and suicide on school campuses after a grand jury indictment alleged that Wei's classmate Dharun Ravi secretly streamed online the encounter between his roommate, Tyler Clementi, and another man in September 2010. 
   
   Clementi's body was recovered from the Hudson River on September 30, more than a week after he jumped from the George Washington Bridge, which spans the Hudson River separating New York and New Jersey. 
   
   Should Wei complete the three-year program without additional legal troubles, the invasion of privacy charges for allegedly watching the video will be dropped, the office said. 
   
   Wei will be required to complete 300 hours of community service and must participate in counseling associated with cyberbullying and alternate and cultural lifestyles. 
   
   The deal also requires that she testify against Ravi, who allegedly set up the camera. 
   
   A grand jury indicted Ravi on 15 counts including invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, tampering with physical evidence, witness tampering and hindering apprehension or prosecution. 
   
   Authorities said Ravi secretly placed a camera in the room and accessed it remotely. 
   
   He "then provided others an opportunity to view the encounter," Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan said in a written statement. 
   
   Two days later, Ravi attempted to view a second encounter between Clementi and the same male, alerting others on Twitter of the planned meeting, the statement said. 
   
   Ravi is accused of then deleting the tweet and replacing it with a false tweet in an effort to mislead investigators, according to the statement.
target: – Molly Wei admitted her role in the cyberbullying case that led fellow Rutgers student Tyler Clementi to kill himself and agreed to cooperate with authorities. She will likely avoid jail as a result, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. Wei must complete 300 hours of community service, attend counseling on cyberbullying, and testify against the student accused of setting up the hidden camera that snooped on Clementi and another man, reports CNN. After that, the invasion-of-privacy charges lodged against her for watching the video with Dharun Ravi will be dropped. Wei's attorneys have argued that she played only a minor role in the case and that Ravi is the real culprit. He faces 15 charges on everything from invasion of privacy to tampering with evidence. Clementi's parents seem satisfied with Wei's penalty. "Based on the information supplied to us, we understand that Ms. Wei's actions, although unlawful, were substantially different in their nature and their extent than the actions of Tyler's former roommate," they said in a statement. Click to read about the resolution of the Phoebe Prince case, another high-profile suicide linked to bullying.