Who is Inyoung You? Boston College Student Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter
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On Thursday, a former Boston College student pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutors claim that she encouraged her boyfriend to commit suicide through unbearable verbal, physical, and psychological abuse.
During the course of the investigation, Inyoung You, now 23, is accused of abusing Alexander Urtula, a 22-year-old who killed himself on May 20, 2019. Alexander was scheduled to graduate from BC that day.
Who is Inyoung You?
An indictment was filed against Inyoung You, an ex-Boston College student named Inyoung You for involuntary manslaughter. In the morning of May 20, Alexander Urtula, 22, committed suicide after verbally, physically, and psychologically abusing him.
The United States will see Inyoung You arraigned on an involuntary manslaughter charge just about a month after she was charged with her boyfriend’s suicide.
According to the prosecutors, Urtula and Oleg exchanged 75,000 texts during the two months before he died.
Of those texts, roughly 47,000 were sent by Inyoung, and some messages advised him to kill himself. She also tried to say that his family would be better off without him, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins.
Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins testified that many of the messages reflected the power dynamics of the relationship. Inyoung made demands and threatened Urtula while holding her fully accountable for her actions.
Suffolk Superior Court Judge Robert Ulmann sentenced Inyoung You to 30 months in jail. However, since the sentence was suspended for 10 years, she can avoid jail time if she complies with the terms of her probation, as reported by the Herald.
Inyoung is also forbidden to profit from her story through the media. It is a part of the plea agreement.
In addition to other conditions of the plea deal, Inyoung’s lawyer was quoted as saying she is “very distraught”. She must complete mental-health treatment. In addition, she has to complete 300 hours of community service.
Michelle Carter’s case was compared to that of Conrad Roy III, the 18-year-old victim of suicide by his girlfriend Michelle Carter. Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. The couple’s text messages showed Carter encouraging and pressuring him to commit suicide.
Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
