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  • Dharun Ravi (center) is hugged by his father, Ravi Pazhani, on March 16, 2012, as they leave court in New Brunswick, N.J. Ravi, a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate's love life, was convicted of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy. (Associated Press)

    Ex-Rutgers student guilty in webcam suicide case

    A former Rutgers University student convicted Friday in the webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate's suicide could be headed off to prison in a case experts say stands as a tragic lesson for young people about casual cruelties and unintended consequences in the Internet age.


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