His roommate , Tyler Clementi , an 18-year-old freshman , killed himself in September 2010 by jumping off the George Washington Bridge and into the Hudson River after learning that Ravi had secretly spied on his sexual encounter with another man using a webcam and then sharing the footage . Dharun Ravi , 20 , was found guilty of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy . ` ` He knew I was n't trying to scare him , '' Ravi tells police . His friend , Tyler Clementi , killed himself in 2010 after allegations of webcam spying .
Dharun Ravi , 20 , was found guilty of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy . ` ` He knew I was n't trying to scare him , '' Ravi tells police . His friend , Tyler Clementi , killed himself in 2010 after allegations of webcam spying .