Rutgers case jury still deliberating

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A jury is to begin its third day of deliberations Friday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate, who killed himself days later.

Dharun Ravi, 20, faces 15 criminal charges, including invasion of privacy and bias intimidation, a hate crime.

His freshman-year roommate, Tyler Clementi, jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge in September 2010, just days after his intimate encounter with another man.

The jury deliberated for about 9 1/2 hours Thursday.

Jurors won't be deciding just whether Ravi will go to prison -- they also could indirectly determine whether he'll face deportation.

If convicted, Ravi could be sent back to India, where he was born and remains a citizen. The risk of deportation is highest if he is convicted on the most serious charges, said Michael Wildes, a New York City immigration lawyer who is not involved in the case.

Last year, prosecutors offered Ravi, who is in the United States legally, a plea bargain that called for no prison time -- and help avoiding deportation.

Immigration authorities could seek to have Ravi deported if he is convicted of any crime that lands him a prison sentence of 1 year or more, Wildes said.

The government could also seek to deport Ravi if he's convicted of a crime it considers to involve "moral turpitude," Wildes said, whether he's imprisoned for it or not. The list of those crimes is long.