http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/23/dharun-ravi-trial-tyler-clementi-jury-selection_n_1297091.html?ref=gay-voices&ir=Gay%20Voices&ncid=edlinkusaolp00000008
The trial of Dharun Ravi, the New Jersey man charged with spying on his college roommate, is gearing up as jury selection was expected to finish today.
Ravi faces 10 years in prison if convicted on a slew of charges stemming from his use of a webcam to watch Tyler Clementi, his freshman roommate at Rutgers, in an intimate encounter with a man. Clementi, a talented violinist, jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge in September 2010, days after Ravi allegedly told friends on Twitter that it appeared Clementi planned a second tryst.
Ravi was not charged in Clementi’s death, but the details surrounding the case sparked a national debate on anti-gay bias, cyber bullying and privacy in the age of social media, thrusting Ravi’s trial into the spotlight.
A jury of 16 people will decide if Ravi, who turns 20 on Tuesday, is guilty of 15 charges, including bias intimidation, witness tampering and invasion of privacy, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.