Technically Legal

The San Francisco Sys Admin who’s been in jail for 18 months on $5 million bail is set to begin his trial today. The only charge that remains against Childs stems from his refusal to release the password to the network. He did, eventually, turn the password over the mayor of San Francisco. The trial is expected to last several months (it’s unlikely that they will take testimony more than a day or two a week). We last covered the case in September, in Episode 15.

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