Dharun Ravi Verdict: Guilty of invasion of privacy, other charges

A jury has found the former Rutgers student accused of spying on his roommate not guilty of the most serious bias intimidation charge, but guilty of lesser charges.

Ravi was found guilty of invasion of privacy and various charges related to tampering with evidence.

Ravi faced 15 criminal charges total.

A jury found that he used a webcam to spy on roommate Tyler Clementi in September 2010 and that he did it - and told others about it - because of a bias against gays. Clementi later committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge.

Ravi rejected two plea deals before the case went to trial. In October, he declined 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. And in December, he rejected a deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail altogether, and instead be put on probation and be required to perform 600 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, a citizen of India, could face deportation.

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