Former Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi Released from Jail
ABC/LOU ROCCO(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was released from jail on Tuesday after serving 20 days of his 30-day sentence for spying on his roommate Tyler Clementi’s gay tryst. Clementi committed suicide days later.Ravi, 2…
Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi to Get Out of Jail Early
ABC/LOU ROCCO(NEW YORK) — Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi is expected to be released from jail next week after serving 20 days of his 30 day sentence for spying on his roommate Tyler Clementi’s intimate encounter with another man. Clementi committe…
Tyler Clementi’s Family Slams Ravi, Judge in Rutgers Suicide Case
ABC/LOU ROCCO(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N.J.) — The parents of Tyler Clementi, the 18-year-old Rutgers student who killed himself in 2009, slammed Dharun Ravi’s apology for spying on Clementi’s gay date as “no apology at all, but a public re…
Ex-Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi Apologizes, Heads for Jail Thursday
ABC/LOU ROCCO(MIDDLESEX, N.J.) — Rutgers student Dharun Ravi released an apologetic letter Tuesday admitting that spying on his roommate’s gay tryst was “insensitive” and “stupid.”Ravi also said he will surrender and begi…
Rutgers Trial: Dharun Ravi Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was sentenced to 30 days in jail by a New Jersey judge Monday for spying on his roommate’s gay tryst. Ravi’s freshman roommate Tyler Clementi committed suicide days later. “I do not be…
Sentencing Day for Student Convicted of Spying on Tyler Clementi
ABC/LOU ROCCO(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi will be sentenced Monday in a New Jersey courtroom on his conviction for using a webcam to spy on his roommate Tyler Clementi while was he having a gay sexual encounter…
Dharun Ravi’s First Reaction Was to Blame Self for Roommate’s Suicide
ABC/LOU ROCCO(NEW YORK) — Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi, convicted last week of a hate crime for spying on his gay roommate’s date, regrets his “dumb kid” actions, but told ABC News Wednesday that he takes “comfort&r…
Dharun Ravi Found Guilty in Rutgers Trial
Tyler Clementi’s parents during the reading of the verdict. ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — A New Jersey jury on Friday found former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi guilty on all counts for using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, having a…
Rutgers Trial Jury Reaches Verdict
ABC NewsUPDATE: A New Jersey jury on Friday found former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi guilty on all counts for using a webcam to spy on his roommate, Tyler Clementi, having a gay sexual encounter in 2010. Ravi, 20, was convicted of invasion of privacy, …
Rutgers Jury Ends First Day of Deliberations Without Verdict
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — The jury in the trial of former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi completed its first day of deliberations on Wednesday without reaching a verdict on charges that he spied on his gay roommate Tyler Clementi.Ravi, 20, is charg…
Rutgers Trial: Jury Begins Deliberations
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — The criminal charges against Dharun Ravi were handed over to a jury Wednesday following closing arguments in a case that has generated 17 months of intense media attention after Ravi’s roommate, Tyler Clementi, jumped t…
Rutgers Summations: Prosecution Calls ‘Immature Kid’ Defense False
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — The trial of Rutgers student Dharun Ravi drew to a close Tuesday as prosecutors and defense lawyers sparred over whether Ravi’s spying on his gay roommate Tyler Clementi was a criminal act by an anti-gay bigot or the “s…
Rutgers Defense Ends With Dharun Ravi’s Own Words, Demeanor
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — The final word in defense of Rutgers student Dharun Ravi, accused of spying on his roommate Tyler Clementi during a gay sexual encounter, came from Ravi himself, as his police interview tape was replayed in the closing …
Rutgers Summation: Spying on Tyler Clementi an ‘Innocent’ Mistake
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Spying on Tyler Clementi’s gay sexual encounter was an innocent mistake by Rutgers freshman Dharun Ravi, sparked by curiosity, not maliciousness, Ravi’s attorney argued Tuesday in the closing summations of the Rutgers t…
Rutgers Student Dharun Ravi Doesn’t Testify as Defense Rests
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Accused Rutgers student Dharun Ravi did not take the stand to defend himself against charges that he activated a webcam to peek at roommate Tyler Clementi and another man kissing and then encouraged others to do the sam…
Rutgers Trial: Prosecution Rests Its Case Against Dharun Ravi
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — The prosecution has rested its case Thursday in the webcam spying trial of Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi.
The state’s case lasted nine days, questioning a score of witnesses and entering a thick stack of comput…
Rutgers Trial: Tyler Clementi Saw Roommate’s Apology Just Before Suicide
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was told by police that his text message apology for spying on roommate Tyler Clementi was likely the last message Clementi received before killing himself.In a taped interview with in…
Rutgers Prosecution Witness: Could He Have Been a Defendant?
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — Rutgers University student Lokesh Ojha has emerged as a key prosecution witnesses in the trial of Dharun Ravi, who’s accused of invading the privacy and cyberbullying his college roommate, Tyler Clementi.But co…
Judge Allows Testimony About Tyler Clementi’s Suicide
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — The barely mentioned death of Tyler Clementi made its way into the trial of Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi on Monday, in the form of an exchange of text messages between the defendant and a friend the day after …
Rutgers Trial: Cop Describes Search for Tyler Clementi
ABC News(NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.) — A Rutgers police officer testified Thursday that when he searched for missing student Tyler Clementi, his roommate Dharun Ravi did not mention that Clementi was upset over Ravi’s alleged webcam spying and had asked to s…