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Student Won't Be Deported for Spying on Gay Roomie

Dharun Ravi's lack of criminal record makes the difference

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 18, 2012 3:56 PM CDT

(Newser) – Dharun Ravi won't be deported back to India for spying on his gay roommate with a webcam at Rutgers University two years ago, federal authorities say. The 20-year-old former student was convicted on 15 counts, including invasion of privacy and bias intimidation, for watching Tyler Clementi kiss another man. Clementi killed himself by jumping off the George Washington Bridge a few days later. Ravi was sentenced to 30 days, but his lack of criminal record apparently saved him from deportation; in fact, he's getting out tomorrow after just 20 days for good behavior.

In a Feb. 24, 2012, file photo, former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi, arrives  at his trial in New Brunswick, NJ.
In a Feb. 24, 2012, file photo, former Rutgers University student, Dharun Ravi, arrives at his trial in New Brunswick, NJ.   (AP Photo/Mel Evans/file)
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trailmix
Jun 18, 2012 10:39 PM CDT
 convicted on 15 counts, and only gets 30 days, maybe only 20. Wow whose got the video's of him blowing the Judge, jury, court clerk  and the guy who sells newspapers in the courthouse lobby.
Kookey90
Jun 18, 2012 5:40 PM CDT
Dharun Ravi = Scumbag. This is something he'll have to deal with the rest of his life; if he has a conscious. I hope his family is proud.
cheongyei
Jun 18, 2012 5:39 PM CDT
Convicted foreign nationals MUST be deported.  America does not need the trash from other lands.
 

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