In my opinion he was likely in the wrong here, but likely had the right intentions.<p>As with all computer crimes they massively over-charge people, because of &quot;hacker&quot; moral panics and a public that doesn&#x27;t understand how proportionately bad something is (or isn&#x27;t).<p>I&#x27;d just give the dude a fine and let him walk. But he is legitimately facing jail time on this one.