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Judge Won't Lower $5M Bail For Jailed SF IT Admin

snydeq writes "San Francisco County Judge Charles Haines has denied Terry Childs' motion to reduce his $5 million bail, alluding to 'public security concerns,' according to Richard Shikman, who is representing Childs in court. The ruling comes in the wake of a recent decision to drop three of the four changes that have been levied against Childs, who has spent the past 14 months in jail. The fourth charge — that Childs violated a California statute regarding illegal denial of service for the San Francisco FiberWAN — has been called into question by those closely monitoring the case. As a point of comparison, the San Francisco Felony Bail Schedule lists a $1 million bail for the most serious crimes, such as sexual assault of a child, aggravated arson, or kidnapping for ransom. Prosecutors have argued that the bail is appropriate because, if released, Childs could cause damage to San Francisco's network."

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  1. take that SF by cwmendel · · Score: 5, Funny

    maybe he should get his money's worth and go sexually assault five children then...

  2. Re:No confidence by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's in safe hands. The city hired The Geek Squad.

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  3. Re:Witchcraft by CroDragn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Texas is right wing crazy. California is just bat shit crazy.