a jury convicted dharun ravi last week. his roommate, tyler clementi jumped off of the george washington bridge after learning dharun ravi use the camera to spy on his date with another man. he says he was not tried to intimidate tyler clementi. >> he brought the guy over. he came out in an hour. everyone sees it happen. i figured he did not care. he was ok with it. >> dharun ravi faces time in prison. we will talk live about an exclusive interview that will air tonight on "20/20." parents are fighting back. the daily caller reports a teacher asked students to research weaknesses of the republican presidential candidates and senator research to the obama campaign. parents say there was no assignment to research any research in president obama. a school spokesman says they should the been given a choice of investigating either party. a baltimore county ordinance -- the fourth circuit court of appeals ruled the ordinance unconstitutional. adam caskey is back with a look at the forecast. >> take good vantage. played two good y

dharun ravi has been convicted of invasion of privacy and several bias intimidation charges. ould face up to ten years in prison and deportation to india. >>> the u.s. soldier accused of killing 16 afghan civilians in a

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dharun ravi finds himself in the middle of both and now for the first time, we can see what was goingn in his mind when he did what he did. what did he think about tyler clementi? >> looking back, i was very self-absorbed. it was just about what i was thinking, what i was -- how i was reacting. it was never, what if tyler finds out, how is he going to feel about it? i was 18. i wasn't thinking about my actions. >> reporter: did you bully tyler clementi? >> no, no, i didn't bully tyler clementi. >> reporter: do you think tyler clementi thought you were bullying him? >> no, i don't think he thought that at all. >> reporter: did you want to intimidate him, shame him? >> no. >> reporter: make him feel that what he was and what he was doing was wrong? >> no. i would never feel that about anyone for any reason. >> reporter: do you hate gay people? >> i don't. >> reporter: do you believe tyler clementi was intimidate bid you and your actions? >> he knew i wasn't trying to intimidate him and scare him because he was gay. i think he understood that. >> reporter: you feel confident of that? >>

dharun ravi faces 10 years in prison. jennifer franciotti explains what will be different and what sparked the changes. >> police said they are making these changes in reaction to an independent review board of the wound shooting that happened last january. they say was a tragedy and a valuable learning lesson. it was january 9, 2011, when officer william corbett, in plain clothes, was killed, along with sean gamble. officers taking enforcement action will be wearing clearly marked identifiable police attire, a systematic change in the way they do business. the most important aspect being officer and citizens' safety. >> at the times will members of this agency who are in a plain clothes capacity, not identified as a police officer, take enforcement action. >> the members of various departments will also be involved looking into police it all -- looking at police- involved shooting. >> fresh off becoming the eighth governor in the country to sign a same-sex marriage law, governor martin o'malley will address a conference

this is dharun ravi's first offense.cally what we would think is we will see a little bit of time, maybe a year or two with some probation to follow. but this case hasn't followed the normal track. we've seen the jury go for that maximum crime. we may see the judge go for the maximum penalty, randi. >>> let's talk about the day care murder in atlanta. a judge sentencing hemmi newman to life in prison without the possibility of parole and mentally ill. now, police describe newman as cold and calculated. he claims that he killed snyderman after having dilutions of an angel and a demon, one in the form of singer olivia nut yop john. is this the right verdict, guilty but mentally ill? >> i think it is. first of all, mentally ill, when you use that as an affirmative defense, it typically does not work. works in less than 1% of the cases it's used in and it's used in such a small percentage of cases. so if this jury listened to the expert, heard every single word that the state's experts and the defense's experts testified to

if convicted on all counts, it could land dharun ravi up to ten years in prison. i think i'm exhausted from that official visit from the prime minister, but we thank you for being here. dharun ravi turned down a deal from prosecutors that would have let him avoid jail time in exchange for counseling and community service. he said he didn't want to accept that deal. was that a smart move? >> it depends on how the jury comes out. i'm hoping for him it was a smart move, and i'm guessing at least that's what his defense attorney is hoping, that he will be acquitted of all charges. given the climate in which we are now, as you said, in this national debate on cyber bullying and bashing against gays, i don't think it will bode well for him, particularly given the evidence we've heard so far. it can go either way. >> have prosecutors determined he intended to intimidate? >> yes, i think prosecutors have done a very good job with respect to invasion of privacy. i understand dharun ravi lived in that room and he did have some sort of proprietary interest of what occurred i

believe it was murder. >> george howell reporting live from sanford, florida, this morning. >>> dharun ravieaking out about his webcam spying crile and h trial and his conviction. ravi tells the new jersey star ledger why he didn't take the plea deal saying "if i took the plea, i would have had to testify that i did what i did to intimidate tyler and that would be a lie. i won't ever get up and tell the world i hated tyler because he was gay or tell the world i was trying to hurt or intimidate him because it's not true." ravi also says he's sorry about clementi's suicide. >>> who dat nation wants to find a snitch. their head coach is sidelined for a full season. fans want to know who told. ashlee! ashlee! ashlee! ashlee! what were you looking for when you bought your edge? um, i was definitely looking for fuel economy. that's the whole reason we, we wanted to look at the ecoboost. can you talk a little bit about the style of the edge? um, well, i think it's very hip. i even have several guys were like "whoa, do have twenties on those". like, don't even know what that means, but i guess it's

this was the verdict today against dharun ravi. r four weeks of testimony and two and a half days of deliberations, the jury convicted ravi of invasion of prifsy, biased intimidation and hindering arrest. ravi didn't show any emotion as the verdict was read, nor did his parents. but you're looking at his reaction as it was read. afterwards, clementi's family said it was painful to speak through the trial. his father made a point of speaking out gens bullying. >> doing something wrong. tell them. that's not right. stop it. you can make the world a better place. the change you want to see in the world begins with you. >> ravi faces up to ten years in prison and possibly deportation back to his native country of india. paul cowen, regular viewers know you've been following this case all the way along. you had said dharun ravi needed to take the stand. that ordinarily, you would never say that, but in this case, he should. >> i almost never put defendants on the stand in criminal cases, but in this case, i would have put him on the stan

we do understand that the jury is coming back with the verdict in the dharun ravi case.s is the rutgers case basically. and the jury has reached a verdict after three days of deliberations, basically looking into whether or not dhuran ravi should face criminal charges for the fact that tyler clementi ultimately killed himself. he's accused of setting up a spy camera in the room, which caught an intimate account with tyler clementi and another man. 20-year-old ravi faces 15 criminal charges. conviction on the most serious, bias sbim gags, could lead to the most serious. we have the jury coming back in? we don't have details of specifically when the judge will be reading the verdict. we'll have more on the breaking news once again that the jury has returned this morning on the third day of deliberations on the rutgers case. this is going to get you, moms and dads. they're call the boomerang kids. young adults that find living with the parents is a better financial option. parents understand how tough it is for young workers. nearly 75% say the relationships haven't turned

jurors decided that when 20-year-old dharun ravi spied on his his freshman roommate, tyler clemente, he did it to intimidate clemente, who was gay. two days after clemente realized what ravi had done he committed suicide, suicide, jumping off the george washington bridge. many of the facts of the case were no in dispute. ravi set up this web cam when he learned clemente was meeting a man in his rutgers university dorm room and watched the two embrace from another room. days later, there was a second encounter that ravi tweeted others to watch as well. ravi himself admitted to invasion of privacy during a police police interview. >> did you violate his privacy? >> yes, i did. >> reporter: but the jury had to decide to decide on why ravi did it and what clemente was thinking as well. middlesex county prosecutor bruce kaplan. >> >> i think they empathized and accept accepted the evidence that tyler believed that he was being targeted and that he was doing everything he possibly could in order to deal with the situati situation. >> reporter: what was also unusual was the large number of e

. >> a parade of witnesses to long the stand on behalf of dharun ravi as his defense team trying to showwasn't biased against his roommate, tyler clementi, because he was gay. >> have you in your own personal interactions with dahrun heard him use derogatory words towards homosexuals in general? >> no. >> did you ever have occasion to discuss with him homosexuality in. >> no, i did not. >> have you heard him say anything negative or derogatory about homosexuality in yesterday? >> no. >> have you ever discussed the topic with him. >> no. >> have you ever heard him say something negative or derogatory about homosexuality in general? >> no. >> but you said you never discussed it with him. that was the question. >> that's correct. >> okay, thanks. no further questions. >> he was accused of placing a web cam in his room to spy on tyler clementi and spy on him. he jumped off the george washington bridge after he learned that ravi and others had watched him have a romantic encounter with another man. paul joins us tonight. we saw some of the character witnesses there. and obviously, what they'r

in new jersey, what they had to show was dharun ravi intended to intimidate tyler clementi by spying on him. he was motivated by his bias, and intended to intimidate him because of his sexual orientation. they also could have proven it a different way. could have prove than he intended to intimidate and was biased against m.b., the person tyler clementi was with. what they did convict on, he was biased against tyler clementi and tyler clementi felt intimidated by him. just by going over it, you see how difficult that really is, because tyler clementi wasn't here to testify. so the jury had to look at all the facts and they determined that tyler clementi felt intimidated because of his sexual orientation. this is the first time this type of statute has been used in this way. of course, now new jersey has this very, very robust cyber bullying law, but that wasn't what he was convicted of. he was convicting of a hate crime. and i think it really is a game changer in many respects, because this is a wake-up call to our young people, to anyone that uses social media, quite frankly, becaus

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in new jersey, what they had to show was dharun ravi intended to intimidate tyler clementi by spying on him. he was motivated by his bias, and intended to intimidate him because of his sexual orientation. they also could have proven it a different way. could have prove than he intended to intimidate and was biased against m.b., the person tyler clementi was with. what they did convict on, he was biased against tyler clementi and tyler clementi felt intimidated by him. just by going over it, you see how difficult that really is, because tyler clementi wasn't here to testify. so the jury had to look at all the facts and they determined that tyler clementi felt intimidated because of his sexual orientation. this is the first time this type of statute has been used in this way. of course, now new jersey has this very, very robust cyber bullying law, but that wasn't what he was convicted of. he was convicting of a hate crime. and i think it really is a game changer in many respects, because this is a wake-up call to our young people, to anyone that uses social media, quite frankly, becaus

agree with the verdict or not, justice was served in a new jersey courtroom where a jury convicted dharun ravi. ravi, a former rutgers university student used a web cam to spy on his gay roommate while he was with a man. he then tweeted about what he saw. days later, he killed himself. he was just 18 years old. ravi now faces up to ten years in prison. keeping them honest, at the time of his arrest, there was no law on the books making cyberbullying a crime. it wasn't until a month after his suicide that new jersey passed the law. prosecutors were able to convict him under a bias intimidation law instead. only 11 states currently have laws on the books criminalizing cyberbullyi cyberbullying. 11 states, that is despite the fact that it remains a huge problem. kids between 8 and 15 say bullying is a bigger problem for them than racism or pressure to have sex. here is what joe clementi said today. >> the trial was painful for us, as it would be for any parent who must sit and listen to people dock about bad and inappropriate things that were done to their child. we were here every day because we

dharun ravi is an indian national. what does that mean?r he serves his time, he will go through a deportation hearing. it's almost certain he will be deported. >> and he could serve ten years? >> at the most. very little chance he gets that time. >> so many people think this case went beyond the facts. that a clear message was trying to be sent here. >> the agony in this situation, for the families involved, for people like you who fight for victims' rights, is we need a message about bullying. it's pervasive. so many kids take their own lives, get hurt. this case comes. finally, we get that message. the question is, is this the right case? is this the vehicle to let people know nothing like this could ever happen again. it's tricky. there are no winners here. >> and to let people know it does get better, which is the campaign that came out of it. what were your impressions of this young man? >> he's young. he's struggling with, what did i do? versus what was done to me? what does he really understand about who this kid, tyler clementi? i

. >> reporter: it's important know that prior to the trial, dharun ravi turned down a plea deal thought would have guaranteed him no jail time. he would have had to say hi was guilty. his attorney maintained all along, immature, yes, but not a bigt. >> we have reached a verdict. >> reporter: the verdict is being called unprecedented. 20-year-old dharun ravi showed no emotion as it was read. >> guilty, guilty, guilty. >> reporter: guilty on all counts. including a sec degree felony and hate crimes. he could face up to ten years in jail and with a felony on his record, possibly be deported back to india. >> we couldn't find a doubt in it. >> reporter: ravi used a web came to spy on his 18-year-old roommate, tyer clementy having an encounter with another man. >> the defendant's acts were mean spirited and criminal. >> reporter: not long after finding out about the web cam incident, clementi ended his life, jumping from the george washington bridge. >> reporter: ravi pleaded not guilty. >> we all do stupid things in our lives. that doesn't mean weir hateful or bigted or we're criminal. >> r

ray suarez has our story. >> suarez: the jury found dharun ravi guilty on 15 counts of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy, and tampering with evidence, among others. the 20-year-old was not charged with tyler clementi's death. but ravi's actions, including the spying on his roommate with a web cam, came three days before clementi took his own life. no direct connection was alleged, but the se became a fsh point foriscussions about bullying, intimidation, and attitudes towards gay men and women. kate zernike has been covering the case for "the new york times," and has been at the courthouse in new brunswick today. have any jurors talked to the media? >> we've talked to one juror. it wasn't just one message. it was several, which showed an intent. that showed his intention to invade his privacy >> does this open him to deportation? >> yes, that's one of the dangers. he didn't believe he intimidated anyone. >> reporter: any reaction? read out guilty on bias intimidation his eyes popped out and he looked away from the jury he seemed surprised by that. he sa stoically and left the courtho

randall pinkston reports for wjz. >> reporter: former rutgers university student, dharun ravi, showed no emotion as a jury convicted him on all 15 counts for using a web cam to spy on his gay roommate. >> on count 6, we find the defendant did attempt to cause the offense of invasion of privacy with the purpose to intimidate tc because of sexual orientation, guilty or not guilty? >> guilty. >> reporter: jurors found the 20-year-old guilty of invasion of privacy, as well as bias based on sexual orientation, which is a hate crime. the case started in 2010, when ravi spied on his roommate, tyler clementi, kissing another man. a few days later, clementi killed himself, by jumping off the george washington bridge. ravi's attorneys tried to argue that ravi was just an 18-year- old, who meant no harm. but jurors sided with clementi and his family. >> i hope they can put everything behind them and move forward. >> reporter: ravi's defense team said they expected their client to be found guilty on some of the charges. but many courtroom observers were stunned that the jury agreed with all of th

dharun ravi guilty on all counts. ravi never took the stand on his own behalf. defense used the police interrogation video to prove he meant no harm, highlighting the fact he never recorded clementi, nor did he put the encounter online. >> we go to a computer, we turn it on. at the corner of the screen we see -- we see someone's back. it was obvious that they were being intimate or whatever. so we closed it immediately and i just felt really uncomfortable and guilty that i saw that. >> reporter: ravi's defense argued he only turned on his camera because he didn't trust clementi's visitor and was worried about theft. >> the guy that walked in, like, the reason i was a little weirded out is because he came in. i said hey. and he didn't acknowledge me at all, he just sat on the bed. on tyler's bed and didn't say anything. so i left the room. i was kind of getting like a little creeped out and worried about what was happening, because i had other valuables in there. >> reporter: but prosecutors painted a very different picture, successfully arguing ravi targeted his

the defendant, dharun ravi admitted it during a police interview. >> did you violate his privacy? es, i did. >> reporter: ravi set up this web cam when he learned his roommate was meeting a man. he watched them embrace on the camera. middlesex county prosecutor bruce kaplan. >> i think they emphasized and accepted the evidence that tyler believed he was being targeted. >> reporter: there was a large number of text messages, e-mails and tweets sent by ravi shown during the trial, messages like this, "i set my computer to alert me. yeah, keep the gays way." >> they didn't know how to deal with it. >> the defense argued dharun rah offie was immature and there was no bias. some experts who monitor hate crime legislation say his actions don't add up to a typical hate crime. >> comes out as a somewhat immature 18 years old, now 20 years old, who had attitudes that wouldn't be out of place in any locker room in america. >> erin, you've been following this case closely, you have the hate crime but there's no threats, no violence. how significant is that? do you think we're looking at a new

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student who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate who ended up committing suicide. 20-year-old dharun ravi was convicted of invasion of privacy and a number of other charges. he spied on his roommate kissing another man in 2010. clementi killed himself a few days later after learning that ravi tweeted about it and urged others to watch. his parents home it sends a strong message. >> we were here every day because we wanted to be here for our son and because we wish this trial was important because it dealt with important issues for our society and for our young people today. >> ravi faces up to ten years in prison and possible deportation back to india. is he scheduled to be sentenced in may. >>> the trail of twisted metal and scattered debris is all that remains as tornadoes rip through southeast michigan. cameras caught the incredible video as it approached the small town of dexter 15 miles from ann arbor. more than 50 homes were destroyed and more than a dozen others damaged. the tornado packed winds upward of 135 miles an hour and its path on the ground was ten miles long. believe it o

dharun ravi did not flinch as the jury read off a string of guilty verdicts. tyler clementi his roommate killed himself after his intimate encounter with a male was streamed on the internet. >> to our college, high school and middle school youngsters i would say. this you're going to meet a lot of people in your lifetime. some of these people you may not like. but just because you don't like them does not mean you have to work against them. >> let's analyze this important case. our cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin is with us. the defendant in this case again, dharun ravi guilty of privacy invasion, bias, intimidation, witness tampering and hindering arrest. up to ten years in prison, possibly deportation. the verdict make sense to you? >> well, it does. but this is a very difficult case. it's very unusual to have a criminal case where the facts are not in dispute. the defense and the prosecution agreed what happened here. the only issue really in this case was what was ravi's intent? what was going on in his head? his defense was, look, this is a knuckle-heade

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. >>> dharun ravi, the student convicted in a spying cam that ended in his gay roommate's suicide isaking out. he says his actions were insensitive but for the biased. he says he set up the equipment because he was concerned about the man he invited into his dorm room. he could face up to 10 years when he is sentenced. >> the president is wrapping up a tour to defend his energy agenda today, taking heat from republicans who say he is not doing enough to lower rising gasoline prices. he is expected to announce plans to accelerate work on part of the controversial keystone pipeline, this approved section would go from oklahoma to texas. >>> starbuck's already rules the world of coffee but is now aiming to conquer energy drinks as well, they will sell a natural line of energy drinks next month. they have unroasted green coffee extract for energy in them without the coffee taste and a third less caffeine than in any eight ounce coffee. >> 5 bucks, my dad calls it 5 5 bucks. >> soon be 10 bucks. >> your updated forecast is minutes away. >> first a look at the stocks followed by last night