Ex-Rutgers suspect wants charges dropped

The lawyer for a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's same-sex encounter wants the case dropped because he claims prosecutors withheld evidence.

Dharun Ravi is charged with invasion of privacy and bias intimidation.

Tyler Clementi killed himself days after the alleged spying. The 18-year-old's death sparked a nationwide conversation about bullying against young gays.

Prosecutors say Ravi used Twitter to invite people to watch Clementi online.

Defense attorney Steve Altman tells The Star-Ledger of Newark there's evidence that undermines the bias and intimidation claims. But Altman says the prosecution never presented them to the grand jury before Ravi was indicted.

Altman declined to be more specific.

He says he'll file a motion Monday seeking to have the charges dropped.