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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. He is due back in court on May 29.
Mischief carries a penalty of up to two years in prison or a fine, or both, while public nuisance is less severe with up to three months in prison or a fine, or both.
IJooz, the company operating the juice vending machine, filed a police report, and sanitized the dispenser while replacing all 500 straws in the machine.
It said it would upgrade its machines to include measures such as individually packaged straws and straw compartments that unlock only after the transaction is completed.
IJooz, the company operating the juice vending machine, sanitized the dispenser while replacing all 500 straws in the machine. AP
French teenager Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien (2nd L) arrives for an application to leave jurisdiction, for the court’s permission to leave Singapore, at the State Courts in Singapore on April 29, 2026. AFP via Getty Images
Lawyers for the teen, who is studying in a French business school in Singapore, declined to comment on the case when contacted.
Singapore, a small, densely populated city-state, tightly regulates public behavior and cleanliness. This includes restrictions like limits on chewing gum and strong penalties for littering and vandalism.
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