French teen faces jail for licking straw and putting it back in Singapore vending machine

The teen was granted court permission on Wednesday to travel to Manila in May for a school trip required for his graduation

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. File photo

A French teenager has been charged with committing mischief and public nuisance 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, aged 18, was charged on April 24 and has not entered a plea, the city state’s largest English-language newspaper, the Straits Times, reported.