Parents await verdict in webcam case trial

Indo-American charged with invading piracy

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Oradell, New Jersey:  One couple lost their teenage son to suicide in the days after his college roommate used a webcam to see him kiss another man in September 2010; the other fears their son will be sent to prison this week for spying.

The parents of Tyler Clementi and Dharun Ravi have been in the public eye throughout the criminal case, but they've remained circumspect when choosing their public words about their predicaments and their sons.

Both families sat through nearly every minute of Ravi's four-week-long trial, where he was convicted in March of 15 criminal charges including invasion of privacy and tampering with evidence. The two most serious counts — bias intimidation — could get him up to 10 years in prison, though prosecutors have said the maximum penalty is not necessary.

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