Amos Yee
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“ | I feel that only at around the age of 4 are children perhaps able to consent to sexual acts. Even from the ages of 4 to 7, I think it is only a really small minority, and perhaps only "gifted children" are able to consent. And for children ages 12 and above, it is extremely clear that they are perfectly able to consent to sexual acts! | „ |
~ Amos Yee supporting pedophiles |
Amos Yee Pang Sang (余澎杉, born 31 October 1998) is a Singaporean YouTube personality and former child actor imprisoned in the United States on child pornography charges.
In late March 2015, shortly after the death of Lee Kuan Yew, Yee uploaded a video to YouTube, which was critical of Lee and of Christianity. As a result, Yee was arrested and charged with violating the Penal Code by "wounding" religious feelings and the Protection from Harassment Act by causing distress.[1]
Yee's imprisonment drew criticism from human rights organizations, including Amnesty International, which considered Yee to be a prisoner of conscience.[2] On 24 March 2017, Yee was granted asylum in the United States of America.[3] Yee was greeted as a minor celebrity upon arrival to America, even being interviewed by Dave Rubin on The Rubin Report.
However, Yee encountered controversy in November 2017 when he uploaded three videos to YouTube arguing that children as young as four are able to consent to sex and advocating for the repeal of age of consent laws.[4] His YouTube account was taken down in May 2018 for violating community guidelines, and Twitter suspended his account. Next, his Patreon, Wordpress blog and Facebook page were all shut down.
In October 2020, Yee was arrested and charged on state child porn charges after exchanging nude photos and "thousands" of messages via WhatsApp with a 14-year-old girl from Texas while he was living in Chicago.[5] His bail was set at US$1 million. On November 24, 2020, Yee pled not guilty to the charges. He accepted a plea deal in November 2021 and was sentenced to six years imprisonment.[6]
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- ↑ Singapore police arrest 17-year-old over critical Lee Kuan Yew video, The Guardian
- ↑ Singapore: Free 16-year-old prisoner of conscience Amos Yee, Amnesty International
- ↑ Amos Yee is deserving of asylum, US Board of Immigration Appeal rules, The Independent Singapore
- ↑ Amos Yee receives death threats for publicly supporting pedophilia, The Independent Singapore
- ↑ ‘Internet troll’ Amos Yee charged with child porn, Chicago Sun Times
- ↑ Singaporean Amos Yee jailed in the US for grooming 14-year-old girl, possessing child porn, Channel News Asia