Why the Jury Found Dharun Ravi Guilty of a Hate Crime
Dharun Ravi was found guilty of all 15 charges leveled against him in connection with digitally spying on Tyler Clementi, including bias intimidation.
The judge in Dharun Ravi's sentencing hearing says he did not hear Ravi apologize, and called Ravi's note of apology "unimpressive," but he said he would recommend Ravi not be deported as he sentenced him to 30 days in jail.
Dharun Ravi was found guilty of all 15 charges leveled against him in connection with digitally spying on Tyler Clementi, including bias intimidation.
A New Jersey jury trying Dharun Ravi has returned a guilty verdict for invasion of privacy in case concerning the death of his Rutgers roommate Tyler Clementi, finding he committed a hate crime against Clementi but not Clementi's anonymous sexual partner.
The trial of Rutgers student Dharun Ravi began Friday, with the focus on both sides not on the facts of the case -- he's accused of bias intimidation for using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, Tyler Clementi, who later committed suicide -- but on the intentions of the defendant.
The cyberbullying trial following the suicide of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi in 2010 may be happening in New Jersey, but in India, the proceedings are being broadcast live as Indian-American defendant Dahrun Ravi faces up to 10-years in state prison.
Indictment today in the prank that allegedly led to a death
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