{"id":1904897,"date":"2026-04-27T06:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904897"},"modified":"2026-04-27T06:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T03:40:22","slug":"singapore-french-teen-who-licked-vending-machine-straw-faces-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1904897","title":{"rendered":"Singapore: French teen who licked vending machine straw faces jail"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Maximilien had uploaded a video of himself licking a straw and putting it back into the machine (file picture)<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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A French teenager who allegedly licked a straw from an orange juice vending machine and put it back into its dispenser has been charged with committing mischief and being a public nuisance in Singapore.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, had posted on Instagram a video of himself performing the act, according to local reports. The video was later widely circulated. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The company that owns the vending machine, iJooz, says it replaced all 500 straws in the machine’s dispenser after the alleged incident. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If found guilty of both charges Maximilien faces a maximum jail sentence of more than two years and thousands of dollars in fines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The alleged incident took place on 12 March at a shopping centre in Singapore. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Maximilien had posted his video as an Instagram Story with a caption stating “city is not safe”, according to news reports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Many online had reacted with disgust to his video, which was reposted on a community page and picked up by local news outlets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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iJooz told news outlet Channel NewsAsia (CNA) that it had lodged a police report and initiated sanitation protocols and inspections at its machine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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iJooz says it had to replace all 500 straws in the affected orange juice vending machine (file picture)<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Maximilien is currently a student at the Singapore branch of the Essec Business School. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A spokesperson for the school had earlier told news outlets that it was aware of the incident and that internal investigations were under way. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His lawyers had earlier told CNA that Maximilien’s parents had flown over to Singapore and that a representative from his school would be his bailor. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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His case will be heard again in court on 22 May.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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