Breaking: Dharun Ravi Pleads Guilty to Attempted Invasion of Privacy After Previous Convictions Overturned
Sentenced to Time Served
The man who secretly recorded Tyler Clementi‘s 2010 intimate encounter has just pleaded guilty to attempted invasion of privacy. Dharun Ravi, now 24-years old, last month had his convictions overturned in a New Jersey appellate court. Ravi today was sentenced to time served.
“Ravi used a web cam to capture an intimate encounter his roommate, Clementi, had with another man in September 2010. Clementi, 18, committed suicide days later by jumping off the George Washington Bridge,” NJ.com reported.
Ravi had been convicted of a bias intimidation crime in 2012. He was sentenced to only 30 days, won early release. He served only 20 days.Â
The appeals court ruled he should not have been charged under that statute, and even struck down a portion of the hate crime law related to the victim’s state of mind.
“We call on all young people and parents to think about their behavior and not be bystanders to bullying, harassment or humiliation,” Joe and Jane Clementi, Tyler’s parents, said in a statement today. “Interrupt it, report it and reach out to victims to offer support.  If this had happened in Tyler’s case our lives might be very different today.”
This 2012 ABC News report details his previous conviction that was overturned:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMG-NB-QETo
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Image via ABC News/YouTube

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