Dharun Ravi walks out of jail after serving 20-day sentence

North Brunswick: Dharun Ravi, a former Rutgers student convicted of bias intimidation for using a webcam to see his roommate kiss another man has been released from jail after serving 20 days of a 30-day sentence. 

The 20-year-old Indian origin volunteered to start his sentence even though he could have remained free while the case is appealed. He was convicted earlier this year of 15 criminal counts in a case that got widespread attention in September 2010 when roommate Tyler Clementi committed suicide days after the webcam spying.

A judge sentenced him to 30 days in jail - far less than the 10-year prison sentence he could have given him. He still faces three years of probation, plus more than $11,000 in fines and assessments, 300 hours of community service, and counseling.