Convicted of bias crime and invasion of privacy following the suicide of his roommate, Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi, Ravi faced up to 10 years in prison. A New Jersey judge ruled Monday his crimes did not warrant a stiff sentence.
Facing a potential 10-year jail sentence after being convicted of invasion of privacy and other charges against his former roommate, Tyler Clementi, former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi has given several interviews to tell his story — that he didn’t “act out of hate.”
The case, which became high profile in the face of other suicides of gay teens, could send the former student to prison for 10 years and result in his deportation.
More than a year after his brother’s death, James Clementi has written a beautiful, haunting tribute to Tyler Clementi’s all-too-short life.
A grand jury in Middlesex County, New Jersey, handed down a 15-count indictment on Wednesday charging former Rutgers University freshman, Dharun Ravi, with bias intimidation and other charges connected to his roommate Tyler Clementi’s suicide.
“Things will get easier, people’s minds will change and you should be alive to see it.” – Ellen DeGeneres in a message to gay teens, a response to the cyberbullying that led 18-year-old Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi to take his own life.
