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Tyler Clementi: Jane Clementi

Clementi Dept: NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - An Indian-born former university student who was convicted of bias intimidation for using a webcam to see his roommate kissing another man was released from jail Tuesday after serving 20 days of a 30-day sentence, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Ravi was convicted earlier this year of 15 criminal counts in a case that drew national attention in September 2010, when roommate Tyler Clementi committed suicide days after the webcam spying. Ravi was not charged with the death, but Clementi's story has been held up as an example of what can go wrong when young gays are bullied and fILE - This undated file photo provided by Joseph and Jane Clementi shows their son Tyler Clementi at a family function. Clementi committed suicide days after he and a companion appeared in the live video that fellow Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi briefly streamed. Ravi, who was convicted of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy and other crimes, is due to be released from jail Tuesday, June 19, 2012, after serving 20 days of a 30 day sentence. AP Photo/Clementi Family, File Dharun Ravi, 20, reported to jail in New Jersey on May 31, though he could have remained free while his case is appealed. He did not stop to speak with the media when he was released. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.