CNN will go to trial in 19 over a 15-count indictment involving hate crime charges . New York ( CNN ) -- A pretrial hearing is scheduled for Friday in the case of a former Rutgers University student who allegedly used a web cam to stream footage of his roommate 's sexual encounter with another man . He has turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time . His roommate , Steven Altman , later killed himself , jumping from the George Washington Bridge . The plea deal would have required 600 hours of community service , among other things .
CNN will go to trial in 19 over a 15-count indictment involving hate crime charges . He has turned down a plea deal that would have allowed him to avoid jail time . His roommate , Steven Altman , later killed himself , jumping from the George Washington Bridge . The plea deal would have required 600 hours of community service , among other things .