Thursday, October 4, 2012
Family to focus energy on foundation created in name of their son, The Star-Ledger is reporting.
The family of Tyler Clementi will not be suing his former college roommate, Rutgers University or anyone else involved in the spycam scandal many believe played a role in Clementi's high profile suicide in 2010, the Star-Ledger is reporting. "The Clementi family made a considered decision to not pursue civil suits," Clementi family attorney Paul Mainardi said, according to the Star-Ledger report. "They are devoting their energies to the positive work of the Tyler Clementi Foundation." A gifted but shy 18-year-old violinist from Ridgewood, Clementi's fatal jump from the George Washington Bridge on September 22 of 2010 brought an international spotlight onto the issues of cyber bullying and challenges faced by the LGBT community. Clementi's …
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Production "Stay on the Line" dedicated in memory of the Ridgewood native.
A rock musical will be donating proceeds to the Tyler Clementi Foundation, in memory of the Ridgewood native whose suicide became a rallying point for many teens dealing with issues of bullying. First debuting more than a decade ago in California, "Stay on the Line" explores "social rejection, peer pressure, drugs, bullying, mental and physical abuse are just a few of the reasons why we lose thousands of teenagers each year to suicide in the United States," producers said on its website. Tyler Clementi committed suicide in Sept. 2010 by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. His college roommate, Dharun Ravi, served a brief jail sentence for illegally filming Clementi engage in romance with another man. To date, the producers of Stay …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Family of the late Tyler Clementi speaks on the impact of the webcam, their evolving views on homosexuality and the controversial jail sentence roommate Dharun Ravi served.
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Friday, June 29, 2012
The family of the gay Rutgers student who jumped off the George Washington Bridge after a series of webcam spying incidents says Tyler Clementi's college roommate is at least partially responsible for his death. In speaking exclusively to NBC Rock Center for the first time since Dharun Ravi, 20, of Plainsboro, completed his brief jail term, the family opened up about how their views on homosexuality have changed, the role they believe Ravi played in Tyler's death and the judge's controversial sentence. “It was the humiliation that his roommates and his dorm-mates were watching him in a very intimate act. And that they were laughing behind his back,” Jane Clementi, Tyler's mother, said, according to the Associated Press. “The last thing …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Ravi was convicted on bias intimidation and invasion of privacy charges for his role in a series of webcam spying incidents that targeted his gay roommate, Ridgewood's Tyler Clementi
The man convicted of spying on his gay Rutgers roommate was released early from his 30-day jail sentence Tuesday, according to published reports. Dharun Ravi, 20, of Plainsboro, was convicted in March on 15 counts related to a series of webcam spying incidents where he publicized his roommate Tyler Clementi, of Ridgewood, engaged in romance with another man. After serving 20 days in the Middlesex County Jail, he was released Tuesday for "good behavior," according to a report on Northjersey.com. According to CBS 2 News, he also received good news when federal immigration authorities said they would not be deporting Ravi to his native India, where he remains a citizen. Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge days after Ravi …
Saturday, June 16, 2012
The 20-year-old Plainsboro man convicted of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy charges for webcam spying incidents of his Rutgers roommate, began serving his 30-day jail sentence on May 31.
Middlesex County Prosecutors argued the 30-day jail sentenced handed down to Dharun Ravi for spying on Rutgers roommate Tyler Clementi was "illegal," according to published reports. The claim comes just days before Ravi is scheduled to be released from the Middlesex County jail. Superior Court Justice Glenn Berman on May 21 sentenced Ravi to 30 days in jail, three years of probation and community service after the native of India was convicted on 15 charges related to spying on his gay roommate, Clementi, as well as Clementi's lover, in fall of 2010. Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge days after Ravi attempted to hold a "viewing party" of the couple having sex. First Assistant Prosecutor Julia McClure this week said the …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Ravi, convicted of 15 charges related to spying on his roommate in 2010, began serving his 30-day jail sentence on Thursday.
As Dharun Ravi submitted himself to authorities to begin serving a 30-day jail sentence for spying on his Rutgers roommate, the roommate's family on Thursday said the sentence "disregarded" the jury verdict and also questioned the sincerity of Ravi's apology. Speaking for the first time since Ravi's sentencing on May 21, the family of Tyler Clementi through their attorney expressed disappointment with the outcome of a case that has generated international notoriety. "Although we do not question the sincerity of his feelings, and we have never sought harsh punishment, we are troubled by the Judge's failure to impose even a short jail sentence on the several charges of criminal invasion of Tyler's privacy and bias crimes," the family said in…
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Ravi will begin serving his 30-day jail term on Thursday, according to published reports.
Dharun Ravi told the judge who sentenced him to 30 days in jail and three years of probation that he was ready to surrender himself to authorities, according to published news reports. Ravi, 20, of Plainsboro, was convicted on all 15 charges related to using a web cam to spy on intimate encounters between college roommate Tyler Clementi and his male lover, known as "M.B." Ravi also joked about the encounters and urged friends to attend a "viewing party." Clementi, of Ridgewood, leaped off the George Washington Bridge days later, generating considerable attention on LBGT issues, bullying and suicide. Through his attorney, Ravi, a computer whiz, told Judge Glenn Berman he will report to the Middlesex County Correctional Facility on Thursday…
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Ravi plans to waive double jeopardy claims to begin serving jail term on May 31; says his actions were "thoughtless" and "childish" but maintains they weren't borne out of hate or bigotry.
The man convicted in the Rutgers spycam case that garnered international headlines said he would accept the terms of Judge Glenn Berman's sentence and apologized for his "thoughtless" actions. "It’s the only way I can go on with my life," Dharun Ravi said in the statement released through his attorney's office Tuesday afternoon. The 20-year-old native of Plainsboro said he will surrender himself to the Middlesex County Correctional Facility on May 31 to begin his 30-day jail sentence, which includes three years of probation as well as 300 hours of community service. Ravi was convicted of 15 charges in March related to spying on his gay Rutgers roommate Tyler Clementi and his lover, known only as "M.B." Clementi committed suicide shortly …
Monday, May 21, 2012
The man convicted of bias intimidation charges related to a webcam spying incident in Rutgers avoids prison and will face three years of probation.
The 20-year-old native of India convicted of spying on his Rutgers roommate's sexual encounters was sentenced to 30 days in jail and three years of probation by a Middlesex County judge on Monday. Dharun Ravi, of Plainsboro, was convicted by a jury in March of 15 charges related to webcam spying of Ridgewood's Tyler Clementi, a shy musician who committed suicide days after a series of spying incidents in 2010 at the state university. Judge Glenn Berman on Monday morning could have sentenced Ravi to 10 years in prison but opted for a lighter punishment. Conceding attorneys on both sides will likely be disappointed in the sentencing issued, Berman said Ravi's actions were "cold and calculating" and "colossally insensitive." Prosecutors said …
Some have said Ravi's crimes deserve justice in the form of prison while others say he's been made a scapegoat and has learned from his mistakes
Update at 1:25 p.m. Monday: Judge Glenn Berman sentenced Ravi to 30 days in jail. He'll serve three years or probation and perform 300 hours of community service. Additionally, he'll have to complete a cyberbullying and alternate lifestyles program and also pay $10,000 in probationary charges. Prosecutors plan on appealing the judgment. Ravi could have served 10 years in prison and was convicted on 15 felony charges in March. A state judge on Monday will determine the punishment for Dharun Ravi, the 20-year-old former Rutgers student who was convicted of rigging spycams to intimidate gay roommate Tyler Clementi in September of 2010. Ravi, who was found guilty by a jury in March of 15 charges, could face up to 10 years in prison and …
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10:18 am on Monday, October 8, 2012
His roommate was malicious- However I believe the verdict was correct. more ›