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Jury Finds Spying in Rutgers Dorm Was a Hate Crime

Date: March 16, 2012

Author: Kate Zernike

QUOTE: A former Rutgers University student was convicted on Friday on all 15 charges he had faced for using a webcam to spy on his roommate having sex with another man, a verdict poised to broaden the definition of hate crimes in an era when laws have not kept up with evolving technology....The case set off a debate about whether hate-crime statutes are the best way to deal with bullying.

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