<p>India-born Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was today found guilty by a US court of hate crime and invasion of privacy for spying on his roommate's gay sexual encounter with another man in 2010.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The sentencing of 20-year old Ravi, who was convicted of hate crime, invasion of privacy for spying on Tyler Clementi, has been set for May 21.<br /><br />Ravi faces 10 years in prison or possible deportation to India for invading the privacy of Clementi when he used a webcam to watch him kiss another man on September 19, 2010.<br /><br />Ravi had then sent text messages to some of his other friends inviting them to watch the sexual encounter.<br /><br />Clementi committed suicide by jumping off the bridge linking New York City and New Jersey just days after the webcam footage became public in September 2010.<br /><br />The verdict by the New Jersey court was announced by jurors comprising five men and seven women aged between 20 to 70 years who deliberated for a total of about 11 hours over the last three days.<br /><br />The case generated immense international interest as it threw light on issues of cyber-bullying and treatment of young gays and lesbians.</p>
<p>India-born Rutgers student Dharun Ravi was today found guilty by a US court of hate crime and invasion of privacy for spying on his roommate's gay sexual encounter with another man in 2010.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The sentencing of 20-year old Ravi, who was convicted of hate crime, invasion of privacy for spying on Tyler Clementi, has been set for May 21.<br /><br />Ravi faces 10 years in prison or possible deportation to India for invading the privacy of Clementi when he used a webcam to watch him kiss another man on September 19, 2010.<br /><br />Ravi had then sent text messages to some of his other friends inviting them to watch the sexual encounter.<br /><br />Clementi committed suicide by jumping off the bridge linking New York City and New Jersey just days after the webcam footage became public in September 2010.<br /><br />The verdict by the New Jersey court was announced by jurors comprising five men and seven women aged between 20 to 70 years who deliberated for a total of about 11 hours over the last three days.<br /><br />The case generated immense international interest as it threw light on issues of cyber-bullying and treatment of young gays and lesbians.</p>