NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A day after apologizing for the first time, a former Rutgers University student convicted of using a webcam to spy on his gay roommate gave up his right to remain free on Wednesday while New Jersey prosecutors appeal his 30-day jail sentence.
Dharun Ravi appeared in state court to formally put on the record his decision to report to jail Thursday and waive his right not to be punished twice for the same crime.
His lawyer, Joseph Benedict, said Ravi intends to begin doing community service when he's out of jail, and will start paying fines on Aug. 1. His sentence includes 300 hours of community service and more than $11,000 in court assessments – $10,000 of it to support groups that assist victims of bias crimes.
Ravi spoke in court only to give brief replies to questions from the judge and hislawyer and did not amplify the apology he gave a day earlier in a two-paragraph statement sent to reporters.
The state's appeal of Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman's sentence as too lenient had automatically stayed the sentence.
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