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Who is Jason Lopez? Mom of Adriana Kuch’s boyfriend says he can’t stop crying and keeps rewatching deceased teen’s bullying video

'He just wished Adriana had told him more because she kinda kept it all to herself,' said Michael Kuch

Warning: This article contains a recollection of crime and can be triggering to some, readers' discretion advised. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

BERKELEY, NEW JERSEY: Adriana Kuch, a 14-year-old girl from New Jersey died by suicide on Friday, February 3. She was beaten up by a group of girls at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township. Kuch was a victim of constant bullying which resulted in her suicide.

A video of the girls' group beating her up while she was walking with her boyfriend, Jason Lopez, surfaced online. Currently, three girls from the group are slapped with third-degree assault charges while the fourth has been charged with disorderly conduct. Meanwhile, Lopez is unable to stop himself from crying while re-watching the video.

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Who is Jason Lopez?

Kuch has been dating Lopez for more than 2 months. The 16-year-old Lopez was with her while she was heavily attacked by the bullies. Wendy Lopez, his mother says, “He’ll wake up in the middle of the night screaming and crying. [Adriana] called him the night before [her death] and he wished that he picked up the phone and he didn’t. He called her back five minutes later and she never called back. That’s the last time [they spoke]." Lopez also added, "[Jason] said to me that it would have been nice to grow up when me and his father did in the '80s and '90s, when you don’t have this extra online stuff to go along with being in high school. He just wished Adriana had told him more because she kinda kept it all to herself," as per New York Post. Meanwhile, Michael Kuch, father of Adriana Kuch claimed, “His mother reached out to me and said, ‘He’s broken, all he does is cry." He then added, “You know how many times he watched it? Can you imagine having lived the rest of your life watching the girl you loved be beaten in the face with a bottle? [Jason] sent me a bunch of pictures of her and he just said, ’I’m sorry.’”

What does Michael Kuch have to say about his daughter's tragic death?

In an interaction with Daily Mail, he said, "I can't begin to tell you how angry I am at the school, at the police department... if those videos hadn't been posted, these girls would have ended up with a one day suspension or in no trouble at all. The [school] has done nothing. They should not be in charge of our children's safety." He had earlier stated on facebook, " Please read captions under each photo. I feel like I have to do everyone's job. These platforms do not allow the videos to be publicly posted (which I feel is correct). These 4 girls planned and executed an attack. If you watch the videos I have, they are laughing while talking about what they are going to do at the start of the video. I have tagged each photo with a description proving that the offenders made 3 videos. I only have 2. I do not have the video made by K."

Further, he said, "I received the first Video the day this happened because my daughter was tagged in it and she brought it to me (they used this video to make fun of her online) believe me I called everyone and no action was taken by anyone. The second video was given to me by someone who reached out to me online. initially, I was told K. was trying to break up the fight. also, I was never told that she was smashed in the face with a bottle 3x. also, I was never told my daughter blacked out, and all they did was take her to the school nurse. the school did not even file a police report. they told me that was not their policy. so I had to take my daughter covered in blood to the local police station."

Meanwhile, he claimed, "If the school contacted the police and filed a report and conducted an investigation, these videos could have been discovered immediately. if these idiots would not have been dumb enough to post this trash online, Ar. would have received a 10 day suspension, and the other 3 would have gotten away with no consequences. I want the entire world to know what these animals did to my daughter. I will not sleep until their family has to watch them stand in front of a judge and plead guilty. Some people may think I am making a Dick move. all I am doing is cataloging a video that they posted online. not me. Do not go out looking for attention then cry when you get way to much. My wife and I are receiving private phone calls to our phones and people are hanging up. Just so you know, I daydream that someone is dumb enough to come to my home and start shit."

'Prayers to him'

The Internet quickly reacted to Lopez's mourning. A user said, "Prayers to him. She is in a better place now. Honor her memory by being a great man and standing up to bullies you see harassing your fellow man & woman. "I feel so sorry for him," added another. Another user claimed, "“[Jason] said to me that it would have been nice to grow up when me and his father did in the 80s and 90s, when you don’t have this extra online stuff to go along with being in high school,” So true. Phones & social media are making bullying much worse. Schools need SM rules." A comment read, "Are world is sic… say what you want, we’ve cultivated an ecosystem of bullying and suicide." Another wrote, "Every single one who participated in her BEATING should go to jail."

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