Tourist who filmed himself licking straws in shops avoids jail but is fined hundreds

The tourist from France was slapped with a fine after licking straws meant for paying customers

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

Student fined for licking a straw  CNN

NurPhoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images A French student was fined the equivalent of $465 after pleading guilty in Singapore to a public nuisance charge for filming himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back. Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 19, admitted to licking the straw and return

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.

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.

A French student was fined 600 Singapore dollars (US$465) after pleading guilty Thursday to a public nuisance charge in Singapore for filming himself licking a straw from an orange juice vending machine and putting it back in what lawyers described as a social media stunt.

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

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