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March 5, 2013
Parents of Tyler Clementi want apology from National Organization for Marriage for speech

'To exploit our late son's name to advance an anti-equality agenda is offensive and wrong'

The parents of Tyler Clementi say it is 'offensive and wrong' for the National Organization for Marriage to refer to their son's suicide in a recent anti-gay speech and want an apology.

NOM's Jennifer Morse said in recent speech to Iowa State University students that Clementi’s death as an example of why it is 'not the best thing to let lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people be friends with other LGBT people, or be supported by the LGBT community.

October 5, 2012
Parents of Tyler Clementi say they aren't suing son's ex-roommate or Rutgers University

Clementi committed suicide after roommate Dharun Ravi spied on him and other man with webcam

The parents of Tyler Clementi, the gay Rutgers University student who jumped off of the George Washington Bridge to his death in 2010, have decided not to sue anyone over their son's suicide.

An attorney for James and Jane Clementi says the parents had filed papers shortly after their son’s death preserving their right to sue Rutgers. They also will not be bringing a civil suit against Dharun Ravi, their son's roommate who spied on his dorm room encounter with another man then discussed what he saw on the webcam with friends on Twitter.

June 28, 2012
Tyler Clementi's parents blame Dharun Ravi for their son's suicide

While he suffered from depression, his Rutger's roommate web cam spying 'was the straw that broke the camel's back'

The parents of Tyler Clementi, the gay Rutgers University student who jumped off of the George Washington Bridge to his death in 2010, talk about the tragedy in an interview with NBC News airing tonight (28 June).

June 20, 2012
Dharun Ravi will not be deported from US

Former Rutgers student who spied on gay roommate released from jail

Dharun Ravi was released from Middlesex County jail in North Brunswick, New Jersey, on Tuesday (19 June) and will not have to worry about being deported to his native India.

The 20 year old, convicted of spying on his gay roommate and another man while a student at Rutgers University, served 20 days of a 30 day sentence in the high-profile case. The roommate, Tyler Clementi, committed suicide after Ravi discussed what he saw on the webcam with friends on Twitter.

June 19, 2012
Former Syracuse student convicted of spying on gay roommate to be released early from jail

Dharun Ravi will have served just 20 days of 30 day sentence that some felt was already too lenient

Former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi could have served up to 10 years in prison after being convicted of spying on his roommate's encounter with another man with a webcam.

Instead, he will have served just 20 days in a high-profile case that stemmed from Ravi's former roommate, Tyler Clementi, jumping to his death after discovering he had been spied on and discussed on Twitter by Ravi with other students.

May 31, 2012
Judge in Rutgers webcam case thinks 30 days in jail is harsh enough for Dharun Ravi

'I can’t find it in me to remand him to state prison that houses people convicted of offenses such as murder, armed robbery and rape'

Judge Glenn Berman knows there are many who think 30 days in jail is too light a sentence for former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi who spied on his roommate's encounter with another man with a webcam then discussed it on Twitter.

The roommate, Tyler Clementi, ended up killing himself by jumping off of the George Washington Bridge.

Ravi, who began serving his sentence today (31 May), could have been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.

May 30, 2012
Dharun Ravi, convicted of spying on gay roommate Tyler Clementi, finally apologizes

Former Rutgers student will begin serving 30 day jail sentence this week in case that resulted in Clementi's suicide

When Judge Glenn Berman sentenced former Rutgers student Dharun Ravi to 30 days in jail spying on his roommate's encounter with another man with a webcam, he said to Ravi: 'I haven't heard you apologize once.'

That apology finally came on Tuesday (29 May) when Ravi issued a public apology and announced that he would begin serving his sentence on Thursday.

May 21, 2012
A few gay rights advocates are defending Ravi

A number of gay activists are uncertain about the sentencing of Dharun Ravi

Dharun Ravi is to be sentenced tomorrow (21 May) for spying on his roommate Tyler Clementi. However, a number of gay advocates are wondering if punishment is appropriate for this case.

In today's New York Times (20 May), an article examined the debate surrounding Ravi's sentencing.

May 21, 2012
Dharun Ravi sentenced to 30 days in jail in Rutgers spycam case

Roommate Tyler Clementi committed suicide after learning his encounter with another man was recorded by Ravi

Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student convicted in March of spying on his roommate's encounter with another man with a webcam, was sentenced to 30 days in jail on Monday (21 May).

Ravi's roommate, Tyler Clementi, jumped to his death off of the George Washington Bridge after discovering he had been spied on and discussed on Twitter by Ravi with other students.

May 2, 2012
Former Rutgers student who spied on gay roommate wants new trial

Attorneys for Dharun Ravi are asking a judge to overturn his conviction

Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student convicted in March of spying on former roommate Tyler Clementi, is now asking a judge to overturn his conviction or at least grant him a new trial.

Ravi's actions resulted in his former roommate committing suicide. He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 21 for bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, and tampering with evidence. 

Ravi faces up to 10 years in prison.

March 22, 2012
Dharun Ravi says he's 'very sorry' about Tyler Clementi

Former Rutgers student convicted of hate crime doesn't regret rejecting plea

Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student convicted last week of spying on Tyler Clementi, is expressing remorse over his actions which resulted in his former roommate committing suicide.

Ravi was found guilty of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, and tampering with evidence and faces up to 10 years in prison. Bias intimindation is a hate crime based on the fact that Clementi was gay.

March 17, 2012
Tyler Clementi's family reacts to Ravi guilty verdict

'When you see somebody doing something wrong, tell them, 'That’s not right.''

The family of Tyler Clementi attended every day of trial of Dharun Ravi, the 20-year-old man convicted Friday (16 March) of charges connected to his using a webcam to spy on his Rutgers University roommate's encounter with another man then tweeting about it.

Clementi, just 18, leaped to his death in 2010 shortly after finding out about the betrayal and the case helped spark a nationwide conversation about anti-gay bullying.

March 14, 2012
Student in webcam spy trial 'not gay bully'

Prosecution says secret filming of man's gay kiss with Rutgers student Tyler Clementi, who later killed himself, was 'not a joke'

A US student accused of secretly filming his room-mate's gay kiss, days before he committed suicide, is 'not a homophobic bully', his defence lawyer says.

Steven Altman told jurors in closing statements that 20-year-old Dharun Ravi never recorded the encounter and that he did not act out of a hatred of gays, the BBC reported.

March 3, 2012
Man seen with suicide victim says he saw webcam

A man seen kissing a Rutgers University student who later committed suicide said there was a spy camera on them

A man allegedly secretly filmed kissing a gay US student, days before he committed suicide, has told jurors that he noticed a webcam in the university dormitory room.

‘I had just glanced over my shoulder and I noticed there was a webcam that was faced toward the direction of the bed,’ the man, identified only by the initials M.B., said in court on Friday (2 March), ‘Just being in a compromising position and seeing a camera lens - it just stuck out to me.’