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Singapore Teen Travels, French Youth Charged Over iJooz Straw

5/1/2026

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Singapore district court approved the teen’s travel to Manila for a school field experience despite pending charges.
French 18-year-old Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien was charged with mischief and public nuisance after licking an iJooz straw.
The court ordered him to surrender his passport and post $5,000 bail.
iJooz filed a police report, sanitized the dispenser, replaced 500 straws and will upgrade machines with lock-away compartments and individually packaged straws.

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Story summary

Singapore district court approved the teen’s travel to Manila for a school field experience despite pending charges.
French 18-year-old Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien was charged with mischief and public nuisance after licking an iJooz straw.
The court ordered him to surrender his passport and post $5,000 bail.
iJooz filed a police report, sanitized the dispenser, replaced 500 straws and will upgrade machines with lock-away compartments and individually packaged straws.