Friday, October 28, 2016

Former Rutgers Student Pleads Guilty in Webcam Spying Case

NJ - A former Rutgers University student accused of spying on his gay roommate, who later committed suicide, pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge, ending a long-running case that drew international attention to cyberbullying.

The former student, Dharun Ravi, now 24 years old, streamed video of his roommate, Tyler Clementi, and another man during a sexual encounter in their dorm room in September 2010. Mr. Ravi pleaded guilty in New Jersey’s Superior Court to one felony count of attempted invasion of privacy, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office said. more