saying it would not be in the best interests of ravi going to prison. prior to the trial, ravi rejected a plea bargain that would have allowed him to avoid prison, instead, as i said at the outset, the judge sentencing ravi to a sentence of 30 days in prison. he says he has to report at the end of this month, the hearing continues at this hour in a very emotionally charged courtroom. the two families, sitting only a few feet apart, the defendant, as i said, dharun roa davi deciding not to speak out today. we did not hear from him during the time, he suppose not to testify. highs silence in the courtroom continues. some have said, streaks sleeks of silence. jenna: 30 days in a case where there was wild speculation on the result of sentence could be even deportation for him. this is interesting, the 30 day sentence from the judge handed down. reporter: that s right, and i believe to be eligible for the deportation he would
jenna: very much so. thank you very much. thank you, jenna, major developments to tell you about in the health care battle. what the roman catholic church and notre dame university are doing to challenge the obama administration s so-called contraception mandate. breaking details in a live report next. jenna: big breaking story today. sentencing day, for this man on your screen, this is the rut ger s webcam spying trial. continues today. will former student dharun ravi spend the next 10 years behind bars. what are consequences of guilty verdict. latest from the courtroom just ahead does your phone share what you are seeing and hearing right now
while hearing the verdict, he was admonished for not standing up during the sentencing. you can see him looking down at the table. he did not speak out on his own behalf. clemente and ravi shared a dorm room for three weeks but what has happened captured the attention of the entire country, a new jersey judge deciding the fate of ravi, that he is is going to spend time behind bars. he did face a maximum of ten years. he also faces the possibility of deportation to india. ravi was accused of setting up a web cam of showing a video of clemente kissing another man. after becoming aware of what happened, clemente jumped off the george washington bridge, following a 13 day trial, and 30 witnesses and 100 pieces of e6d, ravi was convicted of tampering with evidence and witnesses, he was not charged with causing clemente s loss of life. ravi listened without displaying any emotion as
clemente s parents and a brother told the court why he should be sent to prison. mr. ravi did these criminal acts because he saw my son as not deserving basic human decency and respect and because my son was different than him. below him. and because he was gay. reporter: ravi s parents spoke out about the ordeal of their own family, they portrayed their son as a victim and, quote, ripped apart by the media, they maintain their son is remorseful for violating clemente s privacy but said he is held accountable for causing the suicide. they rejected the idea that their son targeted the victim because of his sexual orientation. we have not a homophobic family. dharun did not grow up such an environment. reporter: in recent days a number of high profile gay rights activists have watch the spoken out