Incredible. From his appeal: "one count of unauthorized access to a computer, with a specification that the value of the property or services stolen was more t

Incredible. From his appeal: "one count of unauthorized access to a computer, with a specification that the value of the property or services stolen was more than $500 and less than $5000, in violation of R.C. 2913.04(B), a fifth degree felony;" I'm not sure how they calculate the 'value of property or services stolen'. One could buy a laptop for under $500 and surf the web, no? The appeal also quotes the law he supposedly broke, R.C. §2913.04: "No person shall knowingly use or operate the property of another without the consent of the owner or person authorized to give consent." and "No person, in any manner and by any means (...) shall knowingly gain access to (...) any computer, computer system, computer network, (...) without the consent of, or beyond the scope of the express or implied consent of, the owner of the computer, computer system, computer network (...)" As briansmith points out, you could be a felon for twittering from a work computer based on this law plus the wacky damage assessment. Of course, the reason this guy was nailed so hard is because he was using Adult Friend Finder. If he'd been on a cross stitching site or on ebay, he would not have been prosecuted this hard or convicted of hacking by a jury.