The jury found Ravi not guilty of some counts of bias intimidation. But the mixed verdict mostly went against him, and it repudiated the defense argument that Ravi was just a ?stupid? and ?immature? kid who turned on his webcam when he saw an older guest go into Clementi?s room because he was worried the man might steal his iPad. Instead, the jury found that Ravi criminally invaded Clementi?s privacy in a way that could have reasonably made Clementi feel that he was being targeted because he was gay. That seems right, in terms of the facts. A prison term still seems harsh to me for this 20-year-old who has never been in trouble with the law before. But Ravi and his family rejected a plea offer from the state that would have required no jail time, no bias conviction, and assurances that Ravi, who is not an American citizen, would not be deported. It was a big gamble to go to trial. As predicted, Ravi lost.
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