A French teenager was fined in Singapore Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city state. A French teenager was fined in Singapore on Thursday after pleading guilty to a public nuisance charge for a straw-licking stunt that landed him in hot water in the city state. As a result, the viral video triggered a backlash that led to his arrest in Singapore. Handing down the sentence, Judge Kelly Ho said given Maximilien’s “age and nature of the offence”, alternatives like probation or a community-based sentence would not be imposed. French teenager Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien arrives at the State Courts in Singapore on 30 July 2026.