Overview
- A Singapore court approved a school “field experience” in Manila from May 2 to 25 with an extra S$5,000 bond, a school representative as bailor, requirements to stay reachable, and a rule to surrender his passport within 24 hours of return.
- The next court mention was moved to May 29 after an earlier date was set for May 22.
- Didier Gaspard Owen Maximilien, 18, is charged with mischief that can bring up to two years in jail and public nuisance that can bring up to three months or a fine.
- Court papers say the March 12 video showed him licking a straw from an iJooz orange‑juice machine and putting it back, and the company replaced all 500 straws and carried out sanitation checks.
- ESSEC Business School said it opened an internal inquiry and is supporting the student as the clip spread online and raised hygiene concerns.