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Webcam spying case: Indian-origin student Dharun Ravi convicted
A former Rutgers University student convicted on Friday in the webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate's suicide could be headed off to prison in a case experts say stands as a tragic lesson for young people about casual cruelties and unintended consequences in the Internet age.
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Dharun Ravi's trial ends in the US
A former US university student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate is a kid, not a criminal, his lawyer said in closing arguments Tuesday. Steven Altman said the Indian-born Dharun Ravi was surprised to turn on his webcam and see his Rutgers University roommate in an intimate situation with another man. Altman emphasized that there was...
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Dharun Ravi trial: Mystery man testifies in webcam spying case in US
A man who witnesses say was watched via webcam while kissing a Rutgers University student who later committed suicide took the stand on Friday, telling jurors that he noticed the webcam while the two were being intimate.
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Indian-American student indicted in roommate's suicide
An Indian-American student has been indicted for secretly viewing a same-sex encounter involving his roommate, who later jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River.Dharun Ravi, 19, a former student of Rutgers University, could face up to five years in prison if convicted of the top charges in the 15-count indictment...
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Before suicide, student shared room-mate concerns online
The young man writing on the gay chat site was torn: he had discovered that his college roommate had spied on him from another room with a webcam as he kissed a male friend. Should he complain to the school? Would officials assign him someone worse? Or would he simply risk angering the roommate?After all, the man wrote on September 21, aside from s...
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Webcam spying case: Indian-origin student Dharun Ravi convicted
A former Rutgers University student convicted on Friday in the webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate's suicide could be headed off to prison in a case experts say stands as a tragic lesson for young people about casual cruelties and unintended consequences in the Internet age.
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Dharun Ravi's trial ends in the US
A former US university student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate is a kid, not a criminal, his lawyer said in closing arguments Tuesday. Steven Altman said the Indian-born Dharun Ravi was surprised to turn on his webcam and see his Rutgers University roommate in an intimate situation with another man. Altman emphasized that there was...
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Dharun Ravi trial: Mystery man testifies in webcam spying case in US
A man who witnesses say was watched via webcam while kissing a Rutgers University student who later committed suicide took the stand on Friday, telling jurors that he noticed the webcam while the two were being intimate.
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Indian-American student indicted in roommate's suicide
An Indian-American student has been indicted for secretly viewing a same-sex encounter involving his roommate, who later jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River.Dharun Ravi, 19, a former student of Rutgers University, could face up to five years in prison if convicted of the top charges in the 15-count indictment...
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Before suicide, student shared room-mate concerns online
The young man writing on the gay chat site was torn: he had discovered that his college roommate had spied on him from another room with a webcam as he kissed a male friend. Should he complain to the school? Would officials assign him someone worse? Or would he simply risk angering the roommate?After all, the man wrote on September 21, aside from s...
