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Channing Smith

Case from Manchester, TN dated Sep 22, 2019

Victim Details

Channing Smith

Male

White / Caucasian

Manchester

TN

2019-09-22

16

Channing

Smith

07/20/2026

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In the small town of Manchester, Tennessee, a 16-year-old male named Channing Smith found his life tragically cut short in September 2019. His death came after he became the victim of cyberbullying. Classmates obtained sexually explicit text messages he had exchanged with another boy and shared them on social media platforms, effectively outing him as potentially bisexual to his peers and community.

The public exposure of his private conversations left Channing feeling humiliated and betr ...
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    Hey everyone, I wanted to touch on something that keeps replaying in my mind about Channing's case. ... ...Read More
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    Just thinking about Channing's story leaves me feeling gutted. I can't wrap my head around how anyon... ...Read More
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