A Statement From Dharun Ravi’s Lawyer … But It Doesn’t Say Much
An attorney representing Dhuran Ravi, the Rutgers roommate of Tyler Clementi, has released a statement.
Ravi is accused of using a webcam to surreptitiously view and stream video of Clementi in a dorm-room sexual encounter with another man, bragging about the incident on Twitter, and then inviting others to join him in watching Clementi a second time.
The statement, as excerpted by ABC News, read as follows:
Unfortunately, a life has been lost. Out of respect to Tyler Clementi’s family, this is not the time for explanations of defenses or justifications to be made public by an attorney.
In regards to statements made by the prosecuting agencies of their continuing investigation and whether to
