(CNN) -- Three New Jersey teenagers were charged Wednesday with assault and robbery in what authorities described as the bullying of a 15-year-old high school freshman who committed suicide after he was attacked in March. Notably, New Jersey's aggressive anti-bullying law was signed by Gov. Chis Christie on March 26, just two days before Morristown High School freshman Lennon Baldwin took his own life at his home. Prosecutors cited the new law Wednesday in announcing charges stemming from an assault on Baldwin on March 6 and the robbery of Baldwin three days later. "It is the toughest law on bullying in the nation," Morris County, New Jersey, Prosecutor Robert Bianchi stated. "This case again underscores our need as a society to eradicate the bullying of our youth, as regrettable consequences such as this case, are far too numerous to be anywhere near acceptable."
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New Jersey Gov. Christie signed a tough new anti-bullying law on March 26
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Two days later, high school freshman Lennon Baldwin took his own life
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Authorities say Baldwin had been the victim of an assault and had been threatened
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On Wednesday, three teenagers were charged in the case
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