30-day sentence in Rutgers spying case

Mel Evans / The Associated Press

Dharun Ravi arrives at court Monday in New Brunswick, N.J., followed by his attorney, for his sentencing hearing. Ravi, a former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, was sentenced Monday to just 30 days in jail — a punishment that disappointed some activists but came as a relief to others who feared he would be made a scapegoat for his fellow freshman’s suicide. Dharun Ravi, 20, could have gotten 10 years behind bars for his part in a case that burst onto front pages when Tyler Clementi threw himself to his death off the George Washington Bridge. Instead, Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman gave Ravi a month in jail, placed him on three years’ probation and ordered him to get counseling and pay $10,000 toward a program to help victims of hate crimes. Prosecutor Bruce Kaplan said he will appeal the sentence, calling it insufficient. — The Associated Press