US EditionFrench teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video
Prosecutors say the clip led iJooz to replace all 500 straws and file a police report after it spread online.
- On Monday, court documents revealed that Singapore authorities charged French student Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, with mischief and public nuisance for allegedly licking a straw at an orange juice vending machine on March 12.
- Maximilien posted an Instagram Story with the caption 'city is not safe,' and The Straits Times reported the video 'quickly went viral, sparking shock and concern among netizens.'
- IJooz, the vending machine operator, replaced all 500 straws after the incident, with prosecutors alleging Maximilien knew he was 'likely to cause wrongful loss or damage' to the company.
- Maximilien faces up to three months in jail for the public nuisance charge and two years for mischief, while Essec Business School is conducting internal investigations into the incident.
- Charges were lodged last Friday, and the next court hearing is scheduled for May 22, with Maximilien's parents now in Singapore and a school representative set to serve as his bailor.
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French teen charged in Singapore over vending machine straw-licking video
A French teen is facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore after posting a video on social media of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and then putting it back. The teen was granted court permission Wednesday to travel to Manila from May 2-25 for a school trip required for his graduation, the Straits Times said.
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French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video
A French teen faces charges in Singapore after posting a video of himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back.
French teen facing jail over straw licking stunt allowed to leave Singapore
A French teenager facing mischief and public nuisance charges in Singapore for a straw licking stunt was granted permission on Wednesday to leave the country for three weeks on pledges to return. The 18-year-old is accused of posting to social media a video of himself putting the straw he licked back into the dispenser on an orange juice vending machine. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien’s clip went viral and triggered a backlash that led to his ar…
Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18 years old and prosecuted for breach of public order in Singapore, is authorized by the justice of the Asian country to temporarily leave the territory for an internship indispensable for obtaining his diploma. He is still facing a prison sentence.
The French student involved in the viral video in Singapore will be able to leave the country temporarily, subject to an additional deposit of S$ 5,000.
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