Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, was sentenced to 18 months in U.S. District Court in Seattle for creating and distributing the a variant of the infamous Blaster worm.
Jeffrey was also ordered to perform community service, pay restitution and be placed under supervision for three years following the sentence.
U.S. Attrney Jeff Sullivan told the press, "If you use the internet to harm people, it will be investigated and you will be punished,"
A Seattle Post reporter, where the case was tried,
The Judge seemed sympothetic to the teen criminal.
"The internet "has created a dark hole, a dungeon if you will, for people who have mental illnesses or people who are lonely," U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman said. "I didn't see any parent standing there saying, 'It's not a healthy thing to lock yourself in a room and create your own reality.'"
Attorneys from Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, a Seattle suburb,
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Blaster Worm Maker Jailed
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