French student guilty of licking straw from vending machine and putting it back into dispenser

French student guilty of licking straw from vending machine and putting it back into dispenser  GB News

A French teenager has been fined about $465 after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge in Singapore.

A French teenager was fined in Singapore Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city state.

A Singapore court has fined a French student S$600 ($465; £348) for licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back into its dispenser.

Nineteen-year-old Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien was arrested in Singapore after posting a video of himself licking a straw before putting it back into an orange juice vending machine.

A French teenager has been fined in Singapore after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city state.

French student behind straw-licking stunt in Singapore fined  CNN

It happened at a shopping mall in March and he was charged in April after his video spread rapidly.

A French teenager was fined in Singapore Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city-state.

A social media stunt involving a single straw has left a French student facing a hefty fine — and possible consequences for his right to remain in Singapore.

A French student in Singapore was fined S$600 after pleading guilty to filming himself licking a vending machine straw for social media.

French student pleads guilty and is fined for a straw-licking stunt in Singapore  Toronto Star

A French student has been fined in Singapore for licking a straw from a juice vending machine and putting it back in what lawyers described as a social media stunt

A French student has been fined in Singapore for licking a straw from a juice vending machine and putting it back in what lawyers described as a social media stunt

French student pleads guilty and is fined for a straw-licking stunt in Singapore  AP News

A French teenager who posted a video of himself licking a straw and returning it to an iJooz vending machine in Singapore was fined S$600 (US$465) for public nuisance on Thursday. The clip had gone viral after someone in his Instagram circle recorded it and forwarded the footage to a media outlet, the defence said. Did

The 19-year-old was "truly sorry" for causing trouble, his lawyers said.

The 19-year-old took the contaminated straw with him after collecting the drink.