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NEW BRUNSWICK Dharun Ravi was sentenced today to a 30-day jail term for intimidation and invading the privacy of his former roommate, who later committed suicide.
The 20-year-old former Rutgers University freshman was facing 10 years.
Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman, before imposing sentence, sternly addressed Ravi after he unexpectedly chose not to address the court.
I heard this jury say guilty 288 times, and I haven't heard you apologize once, said Berman.
Ravi, now 20, was convicted in March of second-degree bias intimidation and invading the privacy of Tyler Clementi after using a remote webcam from the dorm room they both shared to spy on him in an intimate embrace with another man. Clementi, 18, later jumped off the George Washington Bridge.
Before sentencing, the Clementi family Angry and full of grief, the mother of Tyler lashed out at her sons roommate this morning, calling his actions evil and malicious.
What I want is justice, Jane Clementi declared before a packed courtroom in New Brunswick. The court needs to show this was not right and it was not acceptable behavior and it will not be tolerated.
She also asked out loud why no one else spoke up for Tyler.
How could they all go along with such meanness? she asked, frequently choking up as she read a prepared statement. No one spoke up to the mastermind, the computer genius.
Ravis parents made an impassioned plea to the judge for mercy.
Dharun was not raised to hate guys. he didnt grow up in such an environment, said Ravis father, Ravi Pazhani.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/dharun_ravi_sentenced_to_jail.html
I'm not sure if this receive press in the UK, but it received a lot of attention in the US. What happened was that Ravi was roommates with Tyler Clementi at Rutgers University. Ravi was a computer science major and Tyler played the violin. Ravi found out that Tyler was gay. Tyler asked Ravi if he could bring over another gay man to the room. Ravi reluctantly said yes. While Tyler and his companion were engaging in an intimate act, Ravi was secretly recording them. Ravi shared the recording with some of his friends. When Tyler found out, he was devastated. He never told his parents he was gay. Tyler was so upset that he jumped off a bridge.
I'm not defending Ravi's actions-they were callous and depraved. But I don't believe that Ravi intended for Tyler to kill himself. Ravi was a kid who committed a stupid prank that went awry. He has to live with the shame and guilt. American prisons are pretty bad. They're not like prisons in Sweden. 30 days is more than enough.
The 20-year-old former Rutgers University freshman was facing 10 years.
Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman, before imposing sentence, sternly addressed Ravi after he unexpectedly chose not to address the court.
I heard this jury say guilty 288 times, and I haven't heard you apologize once, said Berman.
Ravi, now 20, was convicted in March of second-degree bias intimidation and invading the privacy of Tyler Clementi after using a remote webcam from the dorm room they both shared to spy on him in an intimate embrace with another man. Clementi, 18, later jumped off the George Washington Bridge.
Before sentencing, the Clementi family Angry and full of grief, the mother of Tyler lashed out at her sons roommate this morning, calling his actions evil and malicious.
What I want is justice, Jane Clementi declared before a packed courtroom in New Brunswick. The court needs to show this was not right and it was not acceptable behavior and it will not be tolerated.
She also asked out loud why no one else spoke up for Tyler.
How could they all go along with such meanness? she asked, frequently choking up as she read a prepared statement. No one spoke up to the mastermind, the computer genius.
Ravis parents made an impassioned plea to the judge for mercy.
Dharun was not raised to hate guys. he didnt grow up in such an environment, said Ravis father, Ravi Pazhani.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/05/dharun_ravi_sentenced_to_jail.html
I'm not sure if this receive press in the UK, but it received a lot of attention in the US. What happened was that Ravi was roommates with Tyler Clementi at Rutgers University. Ravi was a computer science major and Tyler played the violin. Ravi found out that Tyler was gay. Tyler asked Ravi if he could bring over another gay man to the room. Ravi reluctantly said yes. While Tyler and his companion were engaging in an intimate act, Ravi was secretly recording them. Ravi shared the recording with some of his friends. When Tyler found out, he was devastated. He never told his parents he was gay. Tyler was so upset that he jumped off a bridge.
I'm not defending Ravi's actions-they were callous and depraved. But I don't believe that Ravi intended for Tyler to kill himself. Ravi was a kid who committed a stupid prank that went awry. He has to live with the shame and guilt. American prisons are pretty bad. They're not like prisons in Sweden. 30 days is more than enough.