Tyler's Legal Troubles: Breaking Down His Criminal Acts

In *13 Reasons Why*, Tyler Down is a graduate of Liberty High School and a photographer who formerly worked as his school's Student Life Photographer. He is listed by Hannah Baker as the fourth reason that led up to her suicide. Tyler is responsible for photographically stalking Hannah Baker and spreading a photo he captured of Hannah and Courtney Crimsen kissing to everyone in the school, which ultimately ended Courtney and Hannah's friendship, due to Courtney being too scared about coming out as a lesbian. Tyler also vandalised the school and was sent to an alternative program as punishment.

Tyler Down is a main character in *13 Reasons Why*

Tyler's story takes a dark turn in season 2 of *13 Reasons Why*. He vandalises the school and is sent to an alternative program as punishment. Upon his return to Liberty High, he is assaulted and sodomised by jock Monty in the school bathroom. This horrific scene seems to be the tipping point that leads to Tyler's decision to start a school shooting at the LHS Spring Fling dance. Clay gets a heads up that Tyler is coming to the school to get revenge on everyone who's hurt him, and tries to stop him. It is unclear whether Tyler is able to recover from this dark period, but his past with guns isn't helping his case in the investigation of Bryce's death.

He is responsible for photographically stalking Hannah Baker

Tyler Down is a main character in *13 Reasons Why*. He is a graduate of Liberty High School and is listed by Hannah Baker as the fourth reason that led up to her suicide. He is a photographer who formerly worked as his high school's Student Life Photographer. In the first season, he is shown as the subject of 'Tape 2, Side B', where he is responsible for photographically stalking Hannah Baker and spreading a photo he captured of Hannah and Courtney Crimsen kissing to everyone in the school. This ultimately ended Courtney and Hannah's friendship, due to Courtney being too scared about coming out as a lesbian. In court, Tyler denied that Hannah liked the attention and that no real bullying resulted from the photos he took.

Tyler's character has a dark storyline in *13 Reasons Why*. He is a survivor of rape, along with Jessica Davis, and is assaulted and sodomised by Monty in the school bathroom. This is the tipping point that leads to Tyler's decision to start a school shooting at the LHS Spring Fling dance. Clay (Dylan Minnette) tries to talk Tyler out of the shooting.

He spreads a photo of Hannah and Courtney Crimsen kissing, ending their friendship

Tyler Down is a main character in *13 Reasons Why*. He is a graduate of Liberty High School and a photographer, who formerly worked as his high school's Student Life Photographer. He is listed by Hannah Baker as the fourth reason that led up to her suicide.

In the first season, he is shown as the subject of 'Tape 2, Side B', where he is responsible for photographically stalking Hannah Baker and spreading a photo he captured of Hannah and Courtney Crimsen kissing to everyone in the school. This ultimately ended Courtney and Hannah's friendship, due to Courtney being too scared about coming out as a lesbian. Tyler also gave Hannah a picture from their photoshoot, which upset her.

In court, Tyler denied that Hannah liked the attention and that no real bullying resulted from the photos he took. However, he did admit that the picture Justin took of her affected her. Tyler also vandalised the school and was sent to an alternative program as punishment.

Tyler's story in the show gets darker, as he is assaulted and sodomised by jock Monty in the school bathroom. This horrific scene seemed to be the tipping point that led to Tyler's decision to start a school shooting at the LHS Spring Fling dance.

Tyler is assaulted and sodomised by Monty in the school bathroom

Tyler Down is a main character in *13 Reasons Why*. He is a graduate of Liberty High School and is listed by Hannah Baker as the fourth reason that led up to her suicide. He is a survivor of rape, along with Jessica Davis.

In the first season, Tyler is shown as the subject of 'Tape 2, Side B', where he is responsible for photographically stalking Hannah Baker and spreading a photo he captured of Hannah and Courtney Crimsen kissing to everyone in the school. This ultimately ended Courtney and Hannah's friendship, due to Courtney being too scared about coming out as a lesbian.

Tyler's past with guns isn't helping his case in the investigation of Bryce's death.

He plans a school shooting at the LHS Spring Fling dance

In *13 Reasons Why*, Tyler Down plans a school shooting at the LHS Spring Fling dance. This is the culmination of a series of events, including his public reveal that he had vandalised the school, and his subsequent punishment of being sent to an alternative program. Upon his return to Liberty High, jock Monty assaults and sodomises Tyler in the school bathroom. This horrific scene seems to be the tipping point that leads to Tyler's decision to plan a school shooting. Tyler's past with guns is also referenced as a cause for concern. Clay gets a heads up that Tyler is coming to the school to get revenge on everyone who's hurt him, and tries to stop him.

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