1. Rutgers Trial Takes Turn After Witness Admits He Lied to Police
The Rutgers University hate crime trial took a drastic turn after one witness, Lokesh Ojha, admitted that he lied on the stand and revealed that the defendant, Dharun Ravi, intentionally set a webcam to spy on his gay roommate Tyler Clementi. When Clementi found out a few days later, he committed suicide by jumping off a bridge, prompting national media to use the case as an example of anti-gay bullying. Ravi now faces charges of invasion of privacy, bias intimidation, witness tampering, and hindering arrest (Koenigs). ... Ojha's testimony helped seal the prosecution's ...
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