SINGAPORE — A French teenager facing criminal charges in Singapore for a straw-licking stunt was granted permission on Wednesday to leave the Southeast Asian country for three weeks on pledges to return.
Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien is accused of posting to social media a video of himself putting the straw he licked back into the dispenser on an orange juice vending machine.
The 18-year-old’s clip went viral and triggered a backlash that led to his arrest in Singapore, which has a reputation for not tolerating bad behavior.