Singaporean Amos Yee released from US prison after serving half of six-year term for sex-related offences

Singaporean Amos Yee had been sentenced to six years' jail after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography and grooming a girl in the US. - PHOTO: COURTESY OF COOK COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE via The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Amos Yee is out on parole, barely halfway into his six-year jail term in the United States for grooming a teenage girl and possessing child pornography.

The Singaporean, who was sentenced on Dec 2, 2021, was listed as being out of custody on Saturday afternoon (Singapore time) on the VINELink mobile app, which notifies victims of crimes on the current status of offenders.