Forwarded From: William Knowles <erehwont_private> SINGAPORE (July 20, 1998 08:34 a.m. EDT http://www.nandotimes.com) A Singaporean man who illicitly used another person's password to surf the Internet for free and download obscene material has been fined in the first case of its kind here, a report said Wednesday. Colin Phan Siang Loong, 21, was fined a total of $1,530 for using an Internet account without permission, possession of obscene films, and possession of a film not approved by Singapore censors. Prosecutors said Phan was tutoring a student between March and May 1997 when he found out the user name and password of his pupil's elder sister, the Straits Times said. He ran up $244 dollars in Internet charges after using the account to chat with his girlfriend in Canada. Phan also downloaded obscene films and stored them in the hard disk of his computer in violation of Singapore law. Phan's troubles are not over. The report said he could lose his freshman slot in the school of law at the National University of Singapore because of the case. The court rejected a defense plea for him to be put on probation because a conviction could disqualify him from taking up law. -o- Subscribe: mail majordomot_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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