Dharun Ravi, a freshman at Rutgers University, used a web cam to spy on his gay roommate’s dorm-room sexual encounters and streamed the video (Shallwani, 2012). A few days later his roommate Tyler Clementi, a talented young musician, committed suicide. These events quickly became the subject of intense national interest and Ravi was charged under New Jersey law with hate crime, invasion of privacy, witness intimidation, and bias intimidation (but not murder).
-What was the basis of the governments' case?

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Dharun Ravi, a freshman at Rutgers University, used a web cam to spy on his gay roommate’s dorm-room sexual encounters and streamed the video (Shallwani, 2012).  A few days later his roommate Tyler Clementi, a talented young musician, committed suicide.  These events quickly became the subject of intense national interest and Ravi was charged under New Jersey law with hate crime, invasion of privacy, witness intimidation, and bias intimidation (but not murder).
-What was the basis of the governments' case?

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The government's case was based on digital evidence, including twitter feeds, Facebook posts, text messages, emails, and other online communications that demonstrated Ravi's actions and intentions.

Dharun Ravi, a Freshman at Rutgers University, Used a Web