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French teen charged in Singapore over a vending machine straw-licking video

New York Post·Associated Press·6 months ago
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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.

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, was charged April 24 and hasn’t entered a plea, the city-state’s largest English-language newspaper, The Straits Times, said.

He allegedly committed the offense at a shopping mall on March 12, and his video spread rapidly when it surfaced, the report said.

Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, faces 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. @singaporeincidents.sg/Instagram

Maximilien allegedly committed the offense at a shopping mall on March 12. @singaporeincidents.sg/Instagram

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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