Webcam spying victim's parents leave their church

  Eyewitness NewsRIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- The parents of Tyler Clementi say they have left their longtime village church due to its views on homosexuality.

Jane Clementi tells the New York Times (http://nyti.ms/NRpGaE) she decided she could no longer attend Grace Church in Ridgewood because doing so would suggest she supported its teachings against homosexuality.

Clementi also say she took strength from reading the Bible as she reconsidered her views on the topic.

Clementi's son, Tyler, killed himself by jumping off the George Washington Bridge in 2010.

His death came just days after his roommate had used a webcam to spy on Clementi's romantic liaison with a man in their freshman dorm at Rutgers University.

The case garnered national attention and made Clementi a symbol of the perils of mistreating young gays.

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Prosecutor: Ravi deserves prison over webcam spying case

  by GEOFF MULVIHILLNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- New Jersey prosecutors say a former Rutgers University student did not show remorse for using a webcam to spy on his roommate kissing another man and should be sent to prison.

Dharun Ravi was convicted in March of bias intimidation, invasion of privacy and other charges.

His roommate, Tyler Clementi, committed suicide in September 2010, days after the spying.

Last week, Ravi asked a judge to overturn the jury's verdict or for a probationary sentence.

In court filings Thursday, prosecutors disagreed with both positions. They said he was correctly found guilty and that he deserves a prison sentence, in part because he was not remorseful.

They said he need not be sentenced to the maximum 10 years, though.

Sentencing is scheduled for May 21.

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