The New York City medical examiner's office has confirmed a body found in the Hudson River Wednesday is that of Ridgewood teen Tyler Clementi. And the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said it's working to determine whether bias charges would be appropriate for two people accused of violating Clementi's privacy in the days before his death.

Ellen Borakove, a spokesperson for the medical examiner's office, confirmed that Clementi's cause of death was drowning and blunt force trauma to the torso.

Family members had already confirmed Clementi killed himself last week by jumping off the George Washington Bridge, and a body found in the river Wednesday was believed to have been his—but police and other officials were awaiting final confirmation. Clementi, a Rutgers student, had killed himself after two other students allegedly webcast a video of him having sex with another man.

"This time is one of deep sadness for the entire community of Ridgewood Public Schools," Superintendent of Ridgewood Schools Dr. Daniel Fishbein said in a letter addressed to parents, staff and students on Thursday.

In the letter, the superintendent said that he had met with representatives from the Clementi family, "confirming both Tyler's continued status as a missing person and the family's grief and request for privacy."

At the time Fishbein's letter had been sent, the medical examiner's report had not identified Clementi as the body pulled from the Hudson River on Wednesday.

Clementi had been a product of the Ridgewood district since kindergarten; he attended Travell Elementary School and Benjamin Franklin Middle School before graduating from Ridgewood High School in 2010 before moving onto Rutgers this fall.

Fishbein called Clementi "a top student and gifted musician," and said that he was known as a "talented humble, kind and gentle young man who left a positive impression on everyone he met." 

As an accomplished violinist who had earned considerable distinction, "Tyler's proficiency earned the highest respect from his teachers and fellow students," since his freshman year at Ridgewood High School, wrote Fishbein in the letter.

The superintendent said that the district's crisis intervention counselors are available and on-call to assist with any student or staff member needing to express their feelings.

"I emphasize the importance of supporting our students and staff members at this very difficult time. It is particularly important that children be encouraged to voice their feelings to a trusted adult," Fishbein said.

Fishbein said that as a district, it's important "that we support the Clementi family's request for privacy."

"As such, the district will limit itself to acknowledging only confirmed facts about the ongoing police investigation."

"I know that you join with me in your thoughts and prayers for Tyler and the Clementi family," he said.

Prosecutors in Middlesex County have charged Dharun Ravi, 18, of Plainsboro and Molly Wei, 18, of Princeton, with invasion of privacy for allegedly placing a camera in the 18-year-old student's dorm room. Ravi, Clementi's roommate, was also charged with two more counts of invasion of privacy; he is alleged to have used the hidden camera on Sept. 19 and 21.

Google.com's cache of Ravi's now-deactivated Twitter page shows Ravi or someone using his account told Twitter followers to watch a video he would transmit on Sept. 19, in which the account claims a roommate was "making out with a dude" and the web cam would be recording the act. Another similar incident occurred days later on Sept. 21. Prosecutors allege the victim of the crime was targeted by Ravi and Wei, though because of the nature of the crime, the victim's name cannot be made public.

Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan issued a statement on Thursday saying that he and Rutgers University Police Chief Rhonda Harris are continuing the investigation "into the invasion of privacy of an 18-year-old student."

They'll be looking into determining if there is probable cause to bring additional charges to Ravi and Wei. According to the statement, the ongoing investigation is "considering the motives leading to the illegal Internet transmission of a personal encounter involving the victim."

''The initial focus of this investigation has been to determine who was responsible for remotely activating the camera in the dormitory room of the student and then transmitting the encounter on the Internet,'' Kaplan said.

''Now that two individuals have been charged with invasion of privacy, we will be making every effort to assess whether bias played a role in the incident, and, if so, we will bring appropriate charges,'' Kaplan said.

Policymakers and the governor have discussed the possibility of charging the pair with hate crimes.

Collecting or viewing sexual images without consent is a fourth-degree crime. Transmitting them is a third-degree crime with a maximum prison term of five years.

Ravi was released on $25,000 bail Tuesday and Wei was released on her own recognizance the day prior. A court hearing has not been scheduled.