NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) – A former Rutgers University student whose roommate killed himself after being captured on a webcam kissing another man has pleaded guilty to attempted invasion of privacy.
The plea from Dharun Ravi comes after an appeals court last month threw out a 15-count conviction against him in a case that stemmed from the 2010 death of 18-year-old Tyler Clementi.
Clementi’s death started a national conversation about the treatment of young gays.
Ravi was sentenced Oct. 27 to probation plus 30 days in jail, and won’t serve any additional jail time under the plea agreement. He had faced up to 10 years in prison.
The plea comes after the court tossed several bias intimidation counts because of a change in New Jersey law and ordered a new trial on other counts.
