Ravi Convicted In Clementi 'Spycam' Trial, Faces Possible Prison Sentence
Dharun Ravi targeted roommate Tyler Clementi because he was gay, jury finds.
A Middlesex County jury found Dharun Ravi guilty Friday in the Rutgers webcam spying case that may have led to the suicide of Ridgewood native Tyler Clementi in fall of 2010. Ravi, 20, was convicted on the most serious charges of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy and faces a possible ten year prison sentence. He could also be deported to India after serving time in prison. The jury agreed with prosecutors that Ravi targeted Clementi, his 18-year-old roommate, because Clementi was gay. Ravi showed little emotion after hearing the jury determine his fate, ultimately convicting him on 24 of 35 charges contained in 15 counts. Clementi jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge days after discovering Ravi attempted to view …
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Richard T. Seng
4:16 pm on Sunday, June 24, 2012
We all know now that Ravi only spent days in jail. I think he should have gotten more time. I wonder if Ravi has asked himself this question: If I did not do, what I did , I wonder if Tyler Clementi would still be alive? From all indications I thinki not. more ›