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Amos Yee
余澎杉
Born
Amos Yee Pang Sang

(1998-10-31) 31 October 1998 (age 26)[5]
Singapore
Education
Known forWe Not Naughty
Notable workJan
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Parents
  • Alphonsus Yee[7] (father)
  • Mary Toh[6] (mother)
ConvictionsSingapore:

United States:

Criminal penaltySingapore:
  • 4 weeks' imprisonment (2015)[1][2]
  • 6 weeks' imprisonment, $4,000 fine (2016)[3]

United States:

  • 6 years' imprisonment (2021)[4]
Imprisoned atDanville Correctional Center
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese余澎杉
Simplified Chinese余澎杉
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinyú péng shān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingjyu4 paang1 saam1

Amos Yee Pang Sang[a] (born 31 October 1998) is a Singaporean convicted sex offender, former blogger, and child actor known for his independent comedy film Jan and his appearance in We Not Naughty.

Shortly after the death of former Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, Yee uploaded a video to YouTube in which he labelled Lee as a dictator. After 32 police reports, he was arrested and charged with the intent to wound the religious feelings of Christians, obscenity, and "threatening, abusive or insulting communication". Yee was found guilty in May 2015 and given a 4-week jail sentence, which was backdated to include 50 days served in remand, freeing Yee immediately. His trial and imprisonment drew significant public interest.[8][9]

In November 2017, Yee received death threats for openly supporting paedophilia.[10] Afterwards, most of his social media accounts were shut down. In October 2020, Yee was arrested in Illinois on charges of solicitation and possession of child pornography;[11] he eventually pled guilty to two charges of child grooming and child pornography in exchange for a six-year prison sentence, which he began serving in December 2021.[4][12] He was released on parole on 7 October 2023, but has remained in prison after violating his parole conditions.

Early life

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Amos Yee Pang Sang was born on 31 October 1998, in Singapore to mathematics teacher[13] Mary Toh and computer engineer Alphonsus Yee.[7] Yee studied at Pei Chun Public School,[14] and then attended Zhonghua Secondary School.[15] Yee was raised Catholic[16] and began attending Mass independently of his family during his first year in secondary school, but in 2013 he was "kicked out" of service as an altar boy after swearing during a meeting. After questioning his confirmation to a priest and watching YouTube channels such as The Amazing Atheist, he renounced his faith.[17]

Acting career

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Jan

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Throughout the early 2010s, Yee was a child actor. In March 2011, Yee's film Jan won the Best Short Film and Best Actor awards at The New Paper's First Film Fest (FFF). The paper described the film as a "twisted dark comedy" about a girl with cancer.[18][13][19] Yee, 13 at the time, made the film in his bedroom and portrayed the four characters.[20][13] The FFF awarded Yee a video camera and video editing software.[19]

We Not Naughty

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Jack Neo smiling at an event
Jack Neo gave Yee an internship and cast him in We Not Naughty.

Following the success of Jan, FFF chief judge Jack Neo offered an internship to Yee and invited him to audition for Neo's film about juvenile delinquency, We Not Naughty. Neo cast Yee as the lead's younger brother after Yee revised the language in a script given to him.[13][15][19] Neo allowed Yee, who had three scenes in the movie,[21] to write his own dialogue.[19]

Early YouTube videos

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By 2012, Yee had been uploading videos, which were aimed at both the Singaporean and international youth, to YouTube.[20] In one of them, he called the Chinese New Year an imitation of New Year's Day. Garnering over 150,000 views,[15] The New Paper described Yee's video as "mocking" the origins of the Chinese zodiac,[22] but Yee later clarified that the video was satirical.[15] Yee had also uploaded videos concerning topics such as Singapore's ban on homosexuality, The Hunger Games, Valentine's Day, Boyhood and his decision to drop out of school "to pursue [his] 'career' as a 17-year-old boy ranting in front of a video camera".[23]

Video criticising Lee Kuan Yew

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Lee Kuan Yew at a meeting with Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou
Lee Kuan Yew in 2011

On 23 March 2015, Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore, died.[24][25][26] Four days later, Yee uploaded a YouTube video titled Lee Kuan Yew is Finally Dead!,[24][27] in which he said that both Lee and Jesus were "power-hungry and malicious" individuals who deceived their followers into thinking otherwise.[28] Apart from hoping that Lee would not rest in peace,[29] Yee also said that Lee was a "horrible person", an "awful leader" and a dictator who made his followers believe he stood for democratic ideals.[30] Lastly, Yee issued a challenge to Lee's son, former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, stating if he wished to sue him, Yee would "oblige to dance with him".[31] The video has since been viewed more than 880,000 times.[32]

Before uploading the video, Yee said that he was worried about the legal ramifications, such as the Sedition Act. He told Toh that he was making a video criticising Lee, and uploaded it despite her telling him not to.[33] Yee said that his ideas were influenced by meet-ups with members from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), one of whom introduced him to Roy Ngerng's blog, which convinced Yee.[34] In court documents, Yee also admitted that he criticised Christianity and Lee to initiate discussions on "problems" with religion and Singapore. He acknowledged the potential offences but continued posting blogs and hoped the discussions could lead to positive changes.[34]

Arrest

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On 29 March 2015, Yee was arrested on the grounds of intentionally wounding religious or racial feelings, threatening, abusive or insulting communication, and obscenity.[8] 32 police reports were made against Yee's uploading of the 2015 video,[35][36] while another police report was made against alleged obscene material on Yee's blog,[37] which contained an image titled "Lee Kuan Yew Buttfucking Margaret Thatcher".[38][39] Toh filed a police report on the day of the arrest[6] because she was unable to control his behaviour.[5] This was later reported by Today, which added that on 5 May, she told the police that she no longer wanted to provide a statement.[40]

Charging, bail and remand

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On 31 March, three charges were read out to Yee in the State Courts of Singapore, the first charge being that Yee's 2015 video violated Section 298 of the Penal Code, as it contained remarks that deliberately wounded religious feelings.[41] The second charge, which was declared nolle prosequi on 30 April,[42] was under Section 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014,[43] as the video contained potentially distressing statements concerning Lee. The third charge was under Section 292 of the Penal Code,[44] which concerned the obscene image Yee uploaded on 28 March.[45][46] Yee was released on a S$20,000 bail and prohibited from posting online content while the case was ongoing.[45] On 3 April, Toh brought him to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) to see a psychiatrist to understand why he seemed to fear nothing,[40] but Yee could not attend the third session,[47] as it clashed with the day of his bail review hearing.[48]

On 14 April 2015, Yee violated his bail conditions by asking on both his blog and Facebook page for public donations to fund his legal fees;[49][50] the blog post also linked to the video and image he had uploaded the prior month.[32] Yee was remanded in Changi Prison from 17 to 21 April because no one had posted bail,[51] despite the bail amount only needing to be pledged instead of being physically deposited.[52] Yee was released on bail by Vincent Law, a Christian family and youth counsellor.[53] Additionally, three lawyers—Alfred Dodwell, Chong Jia Hao, and Ervin Tan—offered to represent Yee pro bono.[43][51]

On 29 April, Yee flouted his bail conditions again by making two blog posts; the first questioned his bail terms, and the second accused his father of being physically abusive.[54] District Judge Kessler Soh asked him to take the posts down, but Yee refused, feeling that doing so was the same as admitting guilt.[55] Concurrently, the bail amount was raised to S$30,000, and Yee was again taken into remand because nobody posted bail.[43] Yee rejected Law's offer to post bail for him again as Yee did not want to be "gagged", leading to Law discharging himself.[56] Yee's lawyers applied for a change in bail amount and conditions on 6 May, stating that social media was "like drinking water" for Yee and that the ban on uploading online information was too wide. The High Court judge, Tay Yong Kwang, upheld Yee's bail conditions after Yee rejected the prosecution's request to reduce the bail amount and to exempt Yee from having to report daily to a police station, provided Yee attended psychiatric counselling.[47][57]

Slapping incident

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On 30 April 2015, while en route to the state courts for a pre-trial conference, Yee was slapped in the face by Neo Gim Huah,[58] who ran away after challenging Yee to sue him.[43] Neo was arrested at 2 am the next day, less than 12 hours after the attack.[59] Neo, who said he "lost control" and wanted to "teach Yee a lesson",[60] has since apologised in his statement to Yee and his parents for the assault. Nevertheless, on 11 May, Neo was sentenced by District Judge Ronald Gwee to three weeks in jail for voluntarily causing hurt,[58] though the prosecution asked for two weeks' imprisonment.[61]

Trial

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Yee was tried as an adult[62] and pleaded not guilty to both charges. The trial was originally scheduled for 7 May 2015,[34] but was postponed to 12 May by Yee's lawyers so that Yee would not spend more time in remand than necessary. The case attracted significant public interest, with over 20 people seen outside Court 7 more than an hour before the hearing was scheduled to begin.[63] Amongst those who attended the trial were both of Yee's parents, Ngerng, as well as social activists Andrew Loh and Teo Soh Lung. Law also attended the trial to support Yee[64][65] and stated that he never changed his mind about bailing Yee out.[56]

The proceedings began with the defence arguing that the obscenity of an image is determined by whether or not it has a potentially depraving or corrupting effect on any person who is exposed to it,[63] and that the prosecution has not provided any evidence that the image passes the test.[66] They argued that Section 292, under which Yee was charged, was aimed at "peddlers and purveyors of pornography" and that it is "wholly inapt to describe [any] mischief [...] in this case". The prosecution had argued that Yee's own comments showed his intention to "corrupt and deprave", but the defence countered that a person cannot be convicted ipse dixit. They also argued that the image was not pornographic in nature, as it was not "designed to arouse".[44] Another of Yee's lawyers was allowed to admit a cautioned statement that would "vindicate his client". While the prosecution initially challenged this, the judge allowed its submission, to applause from members of the public in court.[63]

Verdict

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The court found Yee guilty and convicted him of both charges on 12 May 2015.[67] With regards to the obscenity charge, judge Jasvender Kaur said that standards of obscenity differ among countries, and that the courts should decide based on their own standards. Kaur considered the effect that image had on teenagers, and concluded that it met the "strongest possible disapproval and condemnation". With regards to the second charge, Kaur said that Yee's remarks were "clearly derogatory and offensive to Christians".[68] During the court hearing, Yee, who faced a fine and up to three years' jail,[62][69] had requested to be jailed instead of going for probation after Kaur found him guilty.[70] The prosecution requested that Yee be given counseling and probation. The court adjourned sentencing pending a probation report for Yee.[71]

Yee's bail was reduced to S$10,000, which his parents paid. The prohibition for him to post online was lifted, but Yee was required to remove the offensive YouTube video and the blog post in question. Yee complied, but on 21 May, Yee made them public again.[72][73]

Yee was greeted by numerous bystanders,[74] but Yee said to reporters that he was unsure if he should "celebrate [his] release or mourn [his] sentence."[71][75] Yee was given a red packet containing a $100 note by retired artist Koh Ban Jee, who hoped that Yee would be encouraged to continue pursuing his academic career.[74] A day before the verdict, dozens showed up for a candlelight vigil at Hong Lim Park to support Yee.[76][77][78]

Molestation allegations

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On 13 May 2015, a day after being released, Yee falsely claimed on Facebook that his former bailor, Law, had molested him. In response, Law told The Online Citizen that he considered charging Yee for defamation if he did not make a public apology.[79][80][81][82] Given that Yee described himself as a "slow writer", he requested that Law give him "about 3 days" to prepare the apology.[83][84] Upon hearing what Yee had to say, Law decided to drop the investigation.[84]

Afterwards, Yee retracted his apology,[85][84] saying it was foolish of people to think that he would provide a genuine apology.[67] In a 6000-word blog post,[86] Yee justified his definition of "molest" by saying it meant "annoy".[67] When asked about Yee's latest about-turn, Law believed it would be best to avoid writing about Yee,[87][88][89] and that he was not considering legal action.[84]

Sentencing and further remands

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On 27 May 2015, Yee was called back to court for an urgent hearing as he refused to meet with his assigned probation officer. The prosecution called for a report to assess Yee's suitability for reformative training, arguing that a jail term or a fine would have no rehabilitative effect.[72][90][91] On 2 June, Yee was remanded for three weeks and a report was made to assess whether Yee was suitable to serve reformative training.[92] For this remand period, no bail option was offered. This decision came after Yee rejected the option of probation and instead pleaded for a jail term. The prosecution has argued that Yee's re-uploading of the image and video pertaining to his charges should be taken into account as an indication of his conduct and character.[92][93] On 23 June, Kaur ordered that Yee again be remanded at the IMH for two weeks[94] in response to a report by Dr. Munidasa Winslow who said that Yee may have autism,[95] although a psychiatrist[96] later concluded that Yee does not suffer from any mental disorder, and would benefit from having someone guide him in Internet usage.[97]

Hospitalisation

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On 5 July 2015, the night before Yee's next hearing was scheduled to be held, Yee was admitted to the Accident and Emergency department at Changi General Hospital[98] for low blood glucose levels. According to Toh, Yee had not been eating for several days, was not sleeping well and was feeling depressed.[99] Earlier, on 12 June, Yee's lawyer reported that Yee had been experiencing suicidal thoughts at the prospect of reformative training. While Yee had been "very courteous and engaged in the process", his stint at the IMH had been "a shock to his system".[7]

On 6 July, Yee was sentenced to four weeks in jail;[1][2] three weeks for wounding the religious feelings of Christians in his Lee Kuan Yew video and one week for the caricature he posted, the sentences being served consecutively.[100] He was addressed directly by the judge Kaur who said that she hopes that Yee would reconsider his decision to drop out of school, before acknowledging that there are few dropout success stories.[96]

Release

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Yee was released immediately after his sentences were announced as they were backdated to 2 June when he was in remand for 50 days.[7][97][101] Yee's demeanour when he was freed differed from his previous court appearances. Yee appeared pale and gaunt,[35] wore a frown on his face and kept his head bowed most of the time. In court, Deputy Public Prosecutor Hay Hung Chun acknowledged that Yee understood the severity of his actions. This was in response to IMH child psychiatrist Cai Yiming's report that Yee had admitted to his guilt, as well as the consequences of his actions. As a result of Yee's remorse, Hay announced that the prosecution would be asking for just one day of imprisonment.[102] Upon his release, Yee began to ask for cash donations.[103] In July 2015, Yee reportedly filed an appeal against the conviction and sentence,[104][105] as his lawyer, Dodwell, questioned the legality of Yee's actions, but was willing to determine it in the High Court.[104]

International reactions

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Initial reaction

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Many netizens opposed Yee's video, although some defended the right to his opinions.[5] According to Sandra Hudd of the Journal of Applied Youth Studies, the timing at which the video was uploaded contributed to potentially offending Singaporeans, as it was uploaded during a week of national mourning.[106] Furthermore, many Singaporeans saw Lee's passing as the end of an era marked by significant economic development and racial harmony, while others criticised the severity of his political control,[107] labelling him as autocratic.[108] In an interview with Time, Lee Hsien Loong said that the government and its officials are allowed to be criticised, but that the freedom of expression has its limits.[109]

Yee, along with his views on Lee and religion, was described by Singaporean professor Ronald Chen as a floating signifier, as well as a "symbol of Singapore's progress and associated challenges".[110] Singaporean magazine Today published a piece by Edwin Teong, who felt that Yee's video was one of several cases representing poor decisions made by Singaporean youths.[111] Meanwhile, Mikha Chan of Free Malaysia Today characterised Yee as a "wannabe intellectual" who often sensationalised the topic of discussion,[112] while Grace Fu, Singapore's second minister for foreign affairs, said that the video "crossed the red line on religion".[113] In response to several violent and threatening remarks made against Yee online,[114] the Media Literacy Council and the Singapore Kindness Movement urged netizens to act responsibly and civilly, even when confronted with opinions they find offensive.[115]

Criticism of Yee's imprisonment

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Alongside Yee's video, his arrest,[8][27][31][62] imprisonment, trial and verdict drew international attention and scrutiny from both the media and human rights organisations. Amnesty International called Yee's four-week jail sentence a "dark day for freedom of expression" in Singapore[116][117] and declared Yee a prisoner of conscience, citing Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which highlights the principle to freedom of expression.[8][9] The United Nations Human Rights Office called for his immediate release in line with the Convention on the Rights of the Child.[118] BBC News reported that Yee was among several people who criticised Lee online, but he was the only one who was arrested.[62] Ben Mathis-Lilley of Slate denied the possibility of Yee being an armed insurrectionist, while further labelling the Singaporeans who reported Yee to the police as "narcs".[119] Phil Robertson of Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticised the verdict as "publicly punishing" Yee and "intimidating anyone else who might think of doing the same in the future."[120][121] On the other hand, Abdul Rani Kulup Abdullah, chief of the Martabat Jalinan Muhibbah Malaysia organisation, supported Yee's arrest and encouraged Malaysia to follow Singapore's example of implementing strict laws on free speech to prevent influential criticism against the government that could lead to anarchy.[122]

The Singaporean government's handling of Yee's case was also criticised by people and organisations within the country; the Association of Women for Action and Research urged the state to be mindful of the consequences of future prosecutions.[123] Politician Goh Meng Seng said that although he considered Yee rude, he felt that Yee was obligated to defend his rights.[124] Singaporean academic Cherian George, lawyer and former president of the Law Society of Singapore Peter Low, as well as leading rights activists, academics, filmmakers and members of the arts community signed a letter saying that they disapproved of the government's reactions and that facilitising Yee could prevent other Singaporean youths from openly expressing their views.[125] The Committee to Protect Journalists organisation and a petition started by a Christian Singaporean both called for Yee's release, the former of which criticised his arrest as a reminder of the restrictive working conditions that Singaporean journalists must work under.[62]

Protests
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Hong Kong students protesting to release Yee

Yee's sentence led to protests from several activist groups. On 27 June 2015, about 60 people from more than 10 civil society groups under the banner of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights demonstrated outside the Singapore Trade Office in Taipei. The protesters held placards and chanted "Free Amos Yee" for about half an hour.[126] On 30 June, university students in Hong Kong held a protest to urge the Singaporean government to release Yee. Student activist group Scholarism, which took part in the protest, published a post asserting that the actions taken against Yee reflected the lack of freedom of speech within Singaporean society.[127][128][129]

On 5 July, a demonstration was held in Hong Kong, where protestors burnt effigies of Lee Hsien Loong and Lee Kuan Yew, to demand the release of Yee. About 50 people from various civic and political groups gathered near the Singapore Consulate in Admiralty with banners and placards, which read "Dissident is not Demented" and "Freedom of Speech should not be infringed".[124] The same day in Singapore, a rally organised by Community Action Network, which advocates for freedom of expression in the country, was attended by an estimated 500 people,[99] demanding the release of Yee.[130]

Criticism of Islam

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In response to Calvin Cheng's comments on killing the children of terrorist members, Yee wrote a post on 27 November 2015 stating "Oh yes and fuck Islam, and Allah doesn't exist, but say you see a prick from ISIS who wants to kill or has even killed before, don't think that's a scenario where it's alright to kill him."[131] His statement prompted several police reports from the public[132] and subsequent police investigation in December 2015 for allegedly posting offensive material on his blog.[133] Yee also created a YouTube video series called "Religion Horrors", which contained two videos titled "Refuting Islam with Their Own Quran" and "Responding to the Bullshit of Christians" that criticised the respective religions.[108]

Second trial and sentencing

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On 11 May 2016, Yee was arrested for allegedly posting content designed to hurt religious feelings, and for failing to report to a police station as required by the terms of his probation. He was subsequently released on bail once more.[134] On 17 August, Yee stood trial over six charges for deliberate intent to wound religious feelings and two charges for failure to turn up for police interviews. He was not represented by a lawyer, and seven police officers were summoned as prosecution's witnesses.[135] Before the trial could proceed further, Yee was granted permission to go for Criminal Case Resolution process.[136]

On 29 September 2016, Yee was sentenced to 6 weeks' jail and fined $2000 for wounding religious feelings.[3] The presiding judge said that Yee posted a photograph and two videos that targeted the feelings of Christians and Muslims,[137] and that Yee's actions could generate social unrest and should not be condoned.[138] Yee began serving his jail term on 13 October,[139] and Singaporean activist Melissa Chen gave him documents to facilitate his escape to the U.S.[140]

Asylum in the United States

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On 16 December 2016, Yee fled to the United States where he was detained at Chicago's O'Hare Airport after announcing his intention to seek political asylum,[141] his reasoning being that the United States best supported his political beliefs, which included anarchist communism, although he remained highly critical of the U.S. government.[142] During the application, he was incarcerated in McHenry County Jail in Illinois[141] and was subsequently transferred to Dodge County Detention Facility in Wisconsin.[143] Yee was granted asylum on 24 March 2017, after judge Samuel Cole ruled that Yee faced persecution in Singapore for his political opinions,[108] citing the different ways that Cheng and Yee were treated in his decision.[144][145] By leaving Singapore, Yee breached a law mandating military service for all men in the country;[142][146][108] therefore, the authorities consider him a defaulter,[147] a title that carries a prison sentence from two to 36 months long, depending on the length of the default period, and a fine not exceeding S$10,000.[148]

On 25 April 2017, the U.S. government appealed against granting Yee asylum, so he continued to be held at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center during the appeal process.[149] Yee was released from an ICE facility in downtown Chicago on 26 September 2017 following a Board of Immigration Appeals decision to uphold his bid for asylum. Judge Cole said the aim of jailing Yee in Singapore at such a young age was to stifle his political speech.[150] After his release, Yee told reporters that he could criticise the Singaporean government without fear of imprisonment and that he might broaden his work to cover U.S. politics.[151][150]

Controversy over pro-paedophilia opinions

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In November 2017, Yee received death threats due to three videos he uploaded to YouTube, titled Why Pedophilia Is Alright, Don't Discriminate Pedophiles, and Free Speech for the Pedophile.[10] Out of money, Yee asked for donations from his followers via Facebook, stating he preferred borrowing over taking a job he did not like.[152] Shortly after his appeal for donations, his Twitter account was suspended.[153] In April 2018, the Toy Association pulled ads from YouTube following a CNN report that its ads had been appearing on Yee's channel, which was being used to promote paedophilia. YouTube subsequently pulled all ads from Yee's videos and banned him from monetising content.[154] In early May 2018, YouTube terminated Yee's channel for violating community guidelines.[155] In July 2018, Yee's Patreon account was shut down.[156] In December 2018, Yee's Facebook and Twitter accounts were shut down, as well as his WordPress blog, where he had continued to express pro-paedophilia views.[157][158]

After a 9-month internet hiatus, Yee stated in a September 2019 interview that he had been busy creating pro-paedophilia videos.[159][160] In August 2020, Yee claimed in a blog post that he had been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder while in an American immigration jail, and that he planned on rebranding himself under the name "Polocle".[161]

Incarceration on child pornography charges

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In October 2020, Yee was arrested in Illinois on state charges of solicitation and possession of child pornography after he allegedly exchanged messages and nude photos with a 14-year-old girl via WhatsApp from 1 February to 30 June 2019.[162][11] His bail was set at US$1 million and he was banned from internet usage while awaiting trial.[4][163]

Yee initially pleaded not guilty to the charges in November 2020,[164] but later accepted a plea bargain in late 2021 where he pled guilty to two charges of child grooming and child pornography in exchange for a 6-year prison sentence and having 16 other charges against him dropped. Yee was also warned that he may be deported to Singapore and denied naturalisation as an American citizen.[4][12] The sentence was backdated to when he was arrested, with his projected release date being 8 October 2026.[165]

Parole and re-arrest

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Yee was released on parole on 7 October 2023,[166][167] and moved into a shared housing with other sex offenders. On 23 October, Yee made a blog post reiterating his support of paedophilia and detailing his experiences in prison and under parole, as well as his plans to reoffend and return to Singapore. On 5 November, Yee made a second blog post, declaring his intention to popularise defending paedophiles and illegal public protests.[168][169]

On 8 November 2023, it was reported that Yee had been re-arrested for violating parole conditions[170] and had been transferred to the maximum security Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois.[171][172] On 12 December 2023, he was transferred to Danville Correctional Center, a medium security prison.[173] His projected parole date is 7 November 2025.[174]

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Singaporean Chinese name, the surname is Yee. In accordance with custom, the Western-style name is Amos Yee and the Chinese-style name is Yee Pang Sang (余澎杉; pinyin: Yú Péngshān).

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