Clementi Family Pleased with Jury Verdict

The parents of late Ridgewood teen Tyler Clementi said in a statement Friday they're pleased with a jury verdict that .      

"They reached their decision based on the facts shown by the evidence," the family of Tyler Clementi said in a press release. "At the conclusion of the trial, the defense’s explanation of what happened was simply not believable."

Dharun Ravi, 20, was on 15 counts, including a hate crime, related to incidents in which he spied on his rooommate with a webcam in the fall of 2010 and attempted to do so again several days later. He with another man to others, a jury found.

Clementi, a gifted violinist and graduate of Ridgewood High School, from the George Washington Bridge shortly after the second incident.

"We have all become too aware of the consequences suffered by people who are singled out for being different," said Tyler's mother, Jane Clementi. "We learned that LGBT teens, especially, suffer pain, embarrassment, ridicule which is made worse by improper use of electronic media. In this digital world, we need to teach our youngsters that their actions have consequences, that their words have power to hurt or to help. They must be encouraged to choose to build people up and not tear them down. This is part of the mission of the Tyler Clementi Foundation."

The family has maintained the – up to 10 years in prison and deportation – for Ravi wouldn't be appropriate.

Ravi plans to reached by a Middlesex County jury last week.