What was ravi plea deal

The state also wanted Ravi to perform hours of community service and receive counseling associated with cyberbullying and alternative lifestyles. For the first time since the case began, about 20 members of the Indian community in Middlesex and Mercer counties attended a hearing. The trial is set to begin Feb. Authorities charge that Ravi used a webcam in the dorm room he shared with Clementi to watch Clementi and his visitor hugging and kissing in September That student, Molly Wei, was also charged with invasion of privacy, but she was placed in a probationary program known as pretrial intervention.

All charges will be dropped if she successfully completes the program. Prosecutors may ask for consecutive sentences, but it would be unusual for such a request to be granted. Ravi is to be sentenced May Ravi said he initially turned on his webcam from a friend's computer because he was concerned about the looks of Tyler's guest, who was 30 at the time and has been identified in court only by the initials M. The year-old told The Star-Ledger that he didn't think about what the spying would mean to his roommate.

Prosecutors told jurors that it wasn't Ravi who derailed the spying, but rather Clementi who unplugged the computer. He said he's sad about his roommate's suicide. CBS2 Videos. Giants New York Giants. Jets New York Jets. Yanks New York Yankees. Mets New York Mets. Knicks New York Knicks. In October, he formally rejected a plea bargain that would have come with a recommended sentence of three to five years in prison, but with a chance that the judge could waive any prison time.

In the new deal, Ravi would be put on probation, be required to do hours of community service and receive counseling. The state would also help him try to stave off any attempt by the federal government to deport him.

Ravi has less than a month to reconsider the plea deal before the judge in the case says he'll close the window of opportunity for a negotiated plea bargain.