S'porean blogger Amos Yee indicted on child porn charges by Chicago court


-PHOTO: CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT

SINGAPORE, Nov 5 (The Straits Times/ANN): Singaporean blogger Amos Yee, 20, was indicted by a grand jury at an Illinois court in the United States on Wednesday (Nov 4) and formally charged with solicitation and possession of child pornography.

He will next appear on Nov 18 for an arraignment - a court proceeding where he will be formally advised of the charges against him, and asked to enter a plea to these charges.

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