Webcam Spying Case

A former Indian student of a US public research university, whose gay room-mate killed himself in 2010 after being captured in a sexual act on webcam, has pleaded guilty to attempted invasion of privacy.

US immigration officials will not seek the deportation of Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student who was convicted earlier this year of bias crimes for spying by webcam on his gay roommate's encounter with another man, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman said on Monday.

The Indian-born former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate reported to jail Thursday as the victim's parents rejected his written apology as a "public relations piece" and said the judge missed an opportunity to highlight the seriousness of bias crimes.

After weeks of obstinate silence, Dharun Ravi finally spoke the words his detractors were waiting to hear - that he regrets his "thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices."

Dharun Ravi, an Indian-born student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, has been driven by New Jersey sheriff's officers to jail.

Dharun Ravi, 20, also said he will begin serving a 30-day jail term on Thursday even though he doesn't have to.

A week before Dharun Ravi was sentenced to jail for using a webcam to spy on a gay college roommate who later killed himself, supporters rallied behind him, arguing that New Jersey laws should be changed so that someone in his situation could not be found guilty of a hate crime.

Several hundred protesters gathered on Monday at the New Jersey State House to show support for a former Rutgers student convicted of bias intimidation and to call attention to what they see as injustices in New Jersey's hate-crime laws.

With Indian-origin student Dharun Ravi convicted in the webcam spying case, the family of his Rutgers roommate Tyler Clementi, who had committed suicide, say the case brought pain to many people and should serve as an example that others should be treated with respect.

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.

Jurors deliberating in the hate-crime trial of a former university student accused of webcam spying on his roommate won't be deciding just whether he'll go to prison - they also could indirectly determine whether he's deported to his native India.

Jurors in the trial of a former university student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another will not hear directly from the defendant.

Indian American student Dharun Ravi touted in text messages that "people are having a viewing party" to watch the webcam footage of his roommate being intimate with another man, according to court testimony.

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.

A friend of Indian American student Dharun Ravi, charged with spying on his gay roommate, has testified that she received text messages from Ravi while she was questioned by police about the alleged act.

A former Indian student of a US public research university, whose gay room-mate killed himself in 2010 after being captured in a sexual act on webcam, has pleaded guilty to attempted invasion of privacy.

US immigration officials will not seek the deportation of Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers University student who was convicted earlier this year of bias crimes for spying by webcam on his gay roommate's encounter with another man, a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman said on Monday.

The Indian-born former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate reported to jail Thursday as the victim's parents rejected his written apology as a "public relations piece" and said the judge missed an opportunity to highlight the seriousness of bias crimes.

After weeks of obstinate silence, Dharun Ravi finally spoke the words his detractors were waiting to hear - that he regrets his "thoughtless, insensitive, immature, stupid and childish choices."

Dharun Ravi, an Indian-born student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, has been driven by New Jersey sheriff's officers to jail.

Dharun Ravi, 20, also said he will begin serving a 30-day jail term on Thursday even though he doesn't have to.

A week before Dharun Ravi was sentenced to jail for using a webcam to spy on a gay college roommate who later killed himself, supporters rallied behind him, arguing that New Jersey laws should be changed so that someone in his situation could not be found guilty of a hate crime.

Several hundred protesters gathered on Monday at the New Jersey State House to show support for a former Rutgers student convicted of bias intimidation and to call attention to what they see as injustices in New Jersey's hate-crime laws.

With Indian-origin student Dharun Ravi convicted in the webcam spying case, the family of his Rutgers roommate Tyler Clementi, who had committed suicide, say the case brought pain to many people and should serve as an example that others should be treated with respect.

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.

Jurors deliberating in the hate-crime trial of a former university student accused of webcam spying on his roommate won't be deciding just whether he'll go to prison - they also could indirectly determine whether he's deported to his native India.

Jurors in the trial of a former university student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another will not hear directly from the defendant.

Indian American student Dharun Ravi touted in text messages that "people are having a viewing party" to watch the webcam footage of his roommate being intimate with another man, according to court testimony.

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.

A friend of Indian American student Dharun Ravi, charged with spying on his gay roommate, has testified that she received text messages from Ravi while she was questioned by police about the alleged act.