Autism as Alibi
For years, 19-year-old Ryan Cleary barely left his room. He kept the blinds closed and doors shut, spending hours on end listening to heavy metal music and typing code at his computer.Last month, Cleary was arrested for hacking into several major websites, including that of the UK's Serious Organized Crime Agency. He's facing 10 years in prison.Cleary's lawyers have chosen what I think is a pretty lame defense: Autism. Contact in criminal lawyers Melbourne offices.Read more at...SFARI, July 2011.