Tennessee Teen Dies By Suicide After Being Outed Online | NBC Nightly News

16-year-old Channing Smith, who had not publicly identified as LGBTQ, was cyberbullied by classmates over his perceived sexuality when private text messages were made public last week. His family wants the teens involved to be held accountable.
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