Prosecutors say he watched his roommate, Tyler Clementi, during an intimate moment with another man and wanted to expose Clementi as gay and intimidate him. Ravi's lawyer says he was barely out of high school and while he acted childish, is not bigoted.
The trial broke for the day shortly after 4 p. Several other people were in the room on Rutgers Busch campus when an incident of alleged spying occurred in September , including Cassandra Cicco, who lived across the hall from Ravi and Clementi. She shared a room with Molly Wei, who was also arrested but was admitted into a pre-trial probationary program in return for testifying against Ravi. Cicco was in the room when Ravi, Wei and others allegedly activated a webcam in Ravi's room from Wei's computer across the hall, which showed them what was going on in Ravi's room, where Clementi had a guest over.
Artha said Ravi invited him to come to Wei's room the same night. Ravi, 20, is on trial on a count indictment for allegedly spying on and intimidating his roommate, Tyler Clementi. The case caught national attention in after Clementi killed himself. His death stirred discussion about bullying, with President Barack Obama releasing a videotaped message less than a month later condemning such treatment.
Meanwhile, prosecutors, in their closing argument, argued that Ravi's actions were indeed motivated by his dislike for gay people. Rutgers defendant: I invaded his privacy Ravi and fellow student Molly Wei -- who admitted joining Ravi to watch a surreptitious webcam encounter involving Clementi and another man in September -- were charged in the wake of Clementi's death. Middlesex County prosecutor's office charge Ravi and Wavi with invasion of privacy for the Sept.
Ravi is indicted on charges of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, witness tampering, and evidence tampering. Wei accepts a plea deal to avoid jail time in favor of hours of community service and some sensitivity counseling.
She agrees to cooperate with prosecution in their case against Ravi. He faces 10 years in prison. March 14, Ravi is found guilty of 15 counts including bias, invasion of privacy, hindering apprehension and witness tampering. The verdict carries a possible sentence of five to 10 years. May 21, Ravi was sentenced to 30 days in jail , three years of probation and hours of community service.
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