Amos Yee

Amos Yee Pang Sang was born on 31 October 1998, in Singapore. Yee studied at Pei Chun Public School, where he took his Primary School Leaving Examination,{{Cite web |last=Yee |first=Amos |title=Q: What's your primary school – A: Pei Chun Public School. The one in Toa Payoh :) |url=http://ask.fm/AmosYee/answer/49373035890 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417011248/http://ask.fm/AmosYee/answer/49373035890 |archive-date=17 April 2015 |access-date=17 April 2015 |website=ask.fm}} and then attended Zhonghua Secondary School.{{Cite news |last=Hong |first=Sophie |date=20 January 2012 |title='Smart joke' vid backfires on teen |work=My Paper |location=Singapore |url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120120-322935.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331014047/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20120120-322935.html |archive-date=31 March 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee, who was raised Catholic,{{Cite web |title=Singapore teen pleads not guilty over online video |url=http://www.wkrg.com/story/28999944/singapore-teen-pleads-not-guilty-over-online-video |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518070730/http://www.wkrg.com/story/28999944/singapore-teen-pleads-not-guilty-over-online-video |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=WKRG-TV |df=dmy-all |agency=Associated Press}} and began attending Mass independently of his family, considered himself a practicing Catholic, but in 2013 he was reportedly "kicked out" of service as an altar boy after swearing during a meeting. After meeting with a priest to question his confirmation, and studying skeptical websites and videos, he became an atheist.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee, raised a Catholic, was asked to leave church in 2013 |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/amos-yee-raised-a-catholic-was-asked-to-leave-church-in-2013#sthash.nYuSj0C6.dpuf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519051142/http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/amos-yee-raised-a-catholic-was-asked-to-leave-church-in-2013#sthash.nYuSj0C6.dpuf |archive-date=19 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

In March 2011, Yee won awards for Best Short Film and Best Actor at The New Paper{{'s}} First Film Fest (FFF) for his film Jan. The New Paper described Yee as having taken on four different acting roles in his own film, which was described as a "twisted dark comedy" in which a boy tries to persuade his three friends to help a cancer-stricken girl.{{Cite news |last=Chua |first=Charlene |date=22 January 2012 |title=Teen actor flamed for video dissing CNY (page 1) |url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120120-323071.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134451/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120120-323071.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |access-date=1 April 2015 |work=The New Paper |location=Singapore |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Rasul |first=Juliana June |date=5 July 2011 |title=Our First Film Fest winner works with Jack Neo |url=http://www2.tnp.sg/content/our-first-film-fest-winner-works-jack-neo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518070637/http://www2.tnp.sg/content/our-first-film-fest-winner-works-jack-neo |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=5 May 2015 |website=The New Paper |location=Singapore |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Soh |first=Joanne |date=1 December 2011 |title=FiRST Film Fest is back! |url=http://www2.tnp.sg/fff2/content/first-film-fest-back |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075535/http://www2.tnp.sg/fff2/content/first-film-fest-back |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=5 May 2015 |website=The New Paper |location=Singapore |df=dmy-all}} Yee, thirteen at the time, was described as having made the film in his bedroom.{{Cite magazine |last=Heller |first=Nathan |date=10 April 2015 |title=Amos Yee: YouTube star, teen-ager, dissident |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-arrest-of-a-teen-aged-youtube-star |url-status=live |magazine=The New Yorker |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413022621/http://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-arrest-of-a-teen-aged-youtube-star |archive-date=13 April 2015 |access-date=11 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}} The FFF awarded Yee a video camera and video editing software.

File:Jack Neo July 2016.jpg gave Yee an internship and cast him in We Not Naughty.|left]]

Following the success of Jan, FFF chief judge Jack Neo offered an internship to Yee, and additionally invited Yee to audition for Neo's film, We Not Naughty, a film about juvenile delinquency. Neo cast Yee in a minor acting role after Yee improvised and improved the language in a script given to him. Yee played the role of a younger brother of a lead actor's character, and was allowed by Neo to write his own dialogue, although Yee only had three scenes in the movie.{{Cite news |last=Chua |first=Charlene |date=22 January 2012 |title=Teen actor flamed for video dissing CNY (page 2) |work=The New Paper |location=Singapore |url=http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120120-323071/2.html |url-status=dead |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401020158/http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20120120-323071/2.html |archive-date=1 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Neo defended Yee against accusations of arrogance, but also suggested that Yee needed to learn humility.

In January 2012, Yee was widely criticised by netizens for uploading a video to YouTube which—according to My Paper—called the Chinese New Year a "rip-off of the Western New Year's Day", despite the latter coming after the former. Garnering over 150,000 views, Yee later clarified that the video was satirical in nature. The New Paper described Yee's video as "mocking" the origins of the Chinese zodiac, as well as noting that he joked about children receiving a one-month holiday for Chinese New Year.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee on Chinese New Year video: 'It was a joke' |url=http://www2.tnp.sg/content/amos-yee-chinese-new-year-video-it-was-joke |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518080840/http://www2.tnp.sg/content/amos-yee-chinese-new-year-video-it-was-joke |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=The New Paper |df=dmy-all}} Within the video, Yee had also said that it was his fake representation of Chinese New Year.{{Cite web |last=Fong |first=Kai |date=20 January 2012 |title=S'pore child actor draws flak for CNY video |url=https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/pore-child-actor-draws-flak-cny-video-065925094.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405192625/https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/pore-child-actor-draws-flak-cny-video-065925094.html |archive-date=5 April 2015 |access-date=2 April 2015 |website=Singapore Showbiz |df=dmy-all}}

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="He has been making videos for a long time and I have already had a few talks with him because he's very open with his views. But sometimes they do unwittingly get him into trouble. [...] Actually, Amos has mellowed, but I do think that there is still room for improvement."|source=Yee's mother in 2012}}

According to The New York Times, prior to his 2015 Lee Kuan Yew video, Yee had uploaded videos concerning topics such as Singapore's ban on homosexuality, The Hunger Games, Valentine's Day, Boyhood and the decision to drop out of school "to pursue [his] 'career' as a 17-year-old boy ranting in front of a video camera".{{Cite news |last=Mackey |first=Robert |date=30 March 2015 |title=Teenager Faces Charges After Mocking Singapore's Founding Father on YouTube |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/world/asia/teen-faces-charges-after-mocking-singapores-founding-father-on-youtube.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331145908/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/world/asia/teen-faces-charges-after-mocking-singapores-founding-father-on-youtube.html |archive-date=31 March 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Nathan Heller of The New Yorker also noted in 2015 that Yee had been publishing homemade videos, which were aimed at both the Singaporean youth and a more international audience.

File:Lee Kuan Yew in 2011.jpg in 2011]]

On 23 March 2015, Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore, died of severe pneumonia.{{Cite news |last=Han |first=Kirsten |date=30 March 2015 |title=Singapore police arrest 17-year-old over critical Lee Kuan Yew video |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/30/singapore-police-arrest-17-year-old-amos-yee-critical-lee-kuan-yew-video |url-status=live |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330115310/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/30/singapore-police-arrest-17-year-old-amos-yee-critical-lee-kuan-yew-video |archive-date=30 March 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |date=23 March 2015 |title=Singapore's founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91 – BBC News |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32012346 |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521005443/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32012346 |archive-date=21 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |title=Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's founding father, dies |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/22/asia/singapore-lee-kuan-yew-dies/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503083405/http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/22/asia/singapore-lee-kuan-yew-dies/index.html |archive-date=3 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |publisher=CNN |df=dmy-all}} Five days later, Yee uploaded a video to YouTube titled Lee Kuan Yew is Finally Dead! In the expletive-laden video, Yee likened Lee to Jesus, saying that both were "power-hungry and malicious" individuals who deceived others into thinking otherwise. He also claimed that neither Lee's nor Jesus's legacy will last as "more and more people find out that they [were] full of bull".{{Cite news |last=Groll |first=Elias |date=30 March 2015 |title=The Lewd Anti-Lee Kuan Yew Video That Got a Singaporean Teenage Blogger Jailed |work=Foreign Policy |location=Washington DC |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/30/the_lewd_anti_lee_kuan_yew_video_that_got_a_singaporean_teenage_blogger_jailed |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402072357/http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/30/the_lewd_anti_lee_kuan_yew_video_that_got_a_singaporean_teenage_blogger_jailed/ |archive-date=2 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Yee went on to describe Lee's followers as "completely delusional and ignorant", while accusing Christians of a similar lack of knowledge of the Bible's teachings.{{Cite news |last=Salimat |first=Shah |date=30 March 2015 |title=Police arrest Amos Yee over anti-Lee Kuan Yew video |publisher=Yahoo! News |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/police-report-lodged-over-amos-yee-anti-lee-kuan-yew-video-063152918.html |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120151/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/police-report-lodged-over-amos-yee-anti-lee-kuan-yew-video-063152918.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Apart from conveying his hope that the late Lee would not rest in peace,{{Cite news |last=Chong |first=Elena |date=31 March 2015 |title=Amos Yee charged over remarks against Christianity and offending viewers of his video on Lee Kuan Yew |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/teenager-charged-three-offences-against-christianity-and-lky-20150 |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402002420/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/teenager-charged-three-offences-against-christianity-and-lky-20150 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Yee also said that Lee was a "horrible person", an "awful leader" and "a dictator but managed to fool most of the world to think he was democratic". Lastly, Yee issued a challenge to Lee's son, Lee Hsien Loong, stating that if the younger Lee, the then Prime Minister, wished to sue him, Yee would "oblige to dance with him". The 2015 video has since been viewed more than 880,000 times.{{Cite news |last=Au-Yong |first=Rachel |date=17 April 2015 |title=Fresh police report lodged against Amos Yee |newspaper=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/fresh-police-report-lodged-against-amos-yee-20150417 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417071235/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/fresh-police-report-lodged-against-amos-yee-20150417 |archive-date=17 April 2015 |access-date=17 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Before uploading the video, Yee said that he was "slightly apprehensive" that what he was doing might be illegal, and told two friends about it. He also looked up the Sedition Act, and told his mother he was making a video criticising Lee without going into detail about the video's content. She advised him against uploading it, but he did so anyway.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee pleads not guilty to both charges |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-pleads-not-guilty-both-charges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512132225/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-pleads-not-guilty-both-charges |archive-date=12 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=Today |df=dmy-all}} Yee said that his ideas were influenced by meet-ups with members from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). Yee was also introduced to Roy Ngerng's blog by an SDP member, and Yee said he was convinced by what Ngerng had published.{{Cite web |last=Sim |first=Fann |date=7 May 2015 |title=Blogger Amos Yee pleads not guilty to both charges |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-pleads/1830694.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081410/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-pleads/1830694.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |work=Channel NewsAsia |df=dmy-all}}

The Straits Times reported that many netizens opposed Yee's video, although some defended the right to his opinions, while BBC News reported that the video drew a negative response from Singaporeans in particular. The 2015 video resulted in several violent and threatening remarks being made against Yee online, including rape threats,{{Cite news |last=Chan |first=Wilfred |date=2 July 2015 |title=Singapore mom of detained teen Amos Yee: 'Sorry, son' |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/asia/singapore-amos-yee-mother-sorry/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708025513/http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/30/asia/singapore-amos-yee-mother-sorry/index.html |archive-date=8 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |work=CNN |df=dmy-all}} which led to calls by the Media Literacy Council and the Singapore Kindness Movement urging netizens to act responsibly and civilly, even when facing views they find offensive.{{Cite web |last=Salleh |first=Nur Asyiqin Mohamad |date=24 April 2015 |title=Singapore Kindness Movement urges people to be civil when disagreeing with views online |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/singapore-kindness-movement-urges-people-be-civil-when-d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425214945/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/singapore-kindness-movement-urges-people-be-civil-when-d |archive-date=25 April 2015 |access-date=26 April 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}}

Singaporean actors Gurmit Singh and Quan Yi Fong weighed in on the issue. Singh stated that Yee's parents should have been there to better guide him, while Quan said that in this case, Yee's parents should have taken him to a doctor.{{Cite web |date=3 April 2015 |title=Amos Yee: Local celebs say parents are to blame |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/amos-yee-local-celebs-say-parents-are-blame |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405164951/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-local-celebs-say-parents-are-blame |archive-date=5 April 2015 |access-date=12 April 2015 |publisher=AsiaOne |df=dmy-all}} Singaporean magazine Today published a piece by Edwin Teong, who felt that Yee's video was one of several cases that represent poor decisions made by Singaporean youths.{{Cite web |last=Teong Ying Keat, Edwin |date=24 April 2015 |title=Important to teach self-control, awareness of actions to youth |url=http://www.todayonline.com/voices/important-teach-self-control-awareness-actions-youth |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027211515/http://www.todayonline.com/voices/important-teach-self-control-awareness-actions-youth |archive-date=27 October 2015 |access-date=25 April 2015 |website=Today |df=dmy-all}} Mikha Chan of Free Malaysia Today characterised Yee as a "wannabe intellectual" and someone who often sensationalises the topic of discussion.{{Cite web |last=Chan |first=Mikha |date=17 April 2015 |title=The wannabe intellectual that is Amos Yee |url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2015/04/17/the-wannabe-intellectual-that-is-amos-yee |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419222416/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/highlight/2015/04/17/the-wannabe-intellectual-that-is-amos-yee/ |archive-date=19 April 2015 |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=Free Malaysia Today |df=dmy-all}} Grace Fu, Singapore's second minister for foreign affairs, said that the video "crossed the red line on religion".{{Cite web |last=Weise |first=Elizabeth |date=11 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee, Singapore's outlaw blogger, awaits court verdict |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/05/11/teen-blogger-singapore-amos-yee/27121961/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819183630/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/05/11/teen-blogger-singapore-amos-yee/27121961/ |archive-date=19 August 2018 |access-date=24 August 2017 |website=USA Today |df=dmy-all}} Lee Hsien Loong, in an interview with Time, said that the government and its officials are allowed to be criticised, but that the freedom of expression has its limits.{{Cite web |date=23 July 2015 |title=We welcome criticism within constraints, says Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/we-welcome-criticism/2002292.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723173934/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/we-welcome-criticism/2002292.html |archive-date=23 July 2015 |access-date=23 July 2015 |website=CNA |df=dmy-all}}

32 police reports were made against Yee's uploading of the 2015 video,{{Cite news |date=7 July 2015 |title=Amos Yee released: teenage blogger appeared "traumatised" |language=en-SG |work=sg.news.yahoo.com |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/amos-yee-released-teenage-blogger-071502585.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708083806/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/amos-yee-released-teenage-blogger-071502585.html |archive-date=8 July 2015}}{{Cite web |title=2 Singapore cases highlight free speech limits |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-fcf27538836548999c2b5e3b8fce8e3f |date=2015-05-11 |work=The Associated Press |access-date=1 October 2024 |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001111313/https://apnews.com/general-news-fcf27538836548999c2b5e3b8fce8e3f |url-status=live}} while another police report was made against alleged obscene material on Yee's blog,{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Joyce |date=30 March 2015 |title=Amos Yee, who made insensitive remarks on Christianity in video, arrested |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/police-arrest-amos-yee-the-teen-behind-anti-lee-kuan-yew-video-201 |url-status=live |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330195841/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/police-arrest-amos-yee-the-teen-behind-anti-lee-kuan-yew-video-201 |archive-date=30 March 2015 |df=dmy-all}} where Yee had displayed and claimed credit for making a caricature of Lee Kuan Yew engaging in anal sex with former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.{{Cite news |date=30 March 2015 |title=星洲少年批李光耀被捕 政治漫畫亦被舉報 |language=zh |publisher=本土新聞 / Local Press |location=Hong Kong |url=http://localpresshk.com/2015/03/%E6%98%9F%E6%B4%B2%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E6%89%B9%E6%9D%8E%E5%85%89%E8%80%80%E8%A2%AB%E6%8D%95-%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E6%BC%AB%E7%95%AB%E4%BA%A6%E8%A2%AB%E8%88%89%E5%A0%B1/ |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405053845/http://localpresshk.com/2015/03/%E6%98%9F%E6%B4%B2%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E6%89%B9%E6%9D%8E%E5%85%89%E8%80%80%E8%A2%AB%E6%8D%95-%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E6%BC%AB%E7%95%AB%E4%BA%A6%E8%A2%AB%E8%88%89%E5%A0%B1/ |archive-date=5 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}} The Straits Times reported that Yee's mother had filed a police report against her son because she was unable to control his behaviour.{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Joyce |date=31 March 2015 |title=Mother of Amos Yee, teen arrested for insensitive remarks on Christianity in video, says son is beyond control |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/mother-amos-yee-teen-arrested-insensitive-remarks-christianity-vid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405070231/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/mother-amos-yee-teen-arrested-insensitive-remarks-christianity-vid |archive-date=5 April 2015 |access-date=20 April 2015 |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |df=dmy-all}} Yee's mother, Mary Toh, later told The Online Citizen that she had filed a police report on 29 March, not to arrest him, but in response to a vulgar image Yee posted online, leading her to fear for his safety. As she assumed that police action would soon be taken against her son, she filed a report in which she apologised to the nation for her son's actions and requested counselling for Yee.{{Cite web |last=Xu |first=Terry |date=14 April 2015 |title=Mother of Amos Yee: "I did not file a police report to have my son arrested" |url=http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/04/mother-of-amos-yee-i-did-not-file-a-police-report-to-have-my-son-arrested |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527153932/http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/04/mother-of-amos-yee-i-did-not-file-a-police-report-to-have-my-son-arrested/ |archive-date=27 May 2015 |access-date=17 April 2015 |website=The Online Citizen |df=dmy-all}} This was later reported by Today, which added that on 5 May, Yee's mother told the police that she no longer wanted to provide a statement.{{Cite web |title=today |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-dismisses-bid-vary-amos-yees-bail-conditions?page=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509174505/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-dismisses-bid-vary-amos-yees-bail-conditions?page=1 |archive-date=9 May 2015 |access-date=6 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee was arrested on 29 March, on the grounds of intentionally wounding religious or racial feelings, threatening, abusive or insulting communication, and obscenity.{{Cite news |last=Ramzy |first=Austin |date=30 March 2015 |title=Singapore Arrests Teenager Over Video Critical of Lee Kuan Yew |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/world/asia/singapore-arrests-teenager-over-video-critical-of-lee-kuan-yew.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402061102/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/world/asia/singapore-arrests-teenager-over-video-critical-of-lee-kuan-yew.html |archive-date=2 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}} His arrest drew international media attention.{{Cite news |date=31 March 2015 |title=Singaporean teenager Amos Yee faces court, charged over anti-Lee Kuan Yew YouTube video |work=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-31/amos-lee-faces-charges-over-lee-kuan-yew-video-singapore/6360604 |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401163158/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-31/amos-lee-faces-charges-over-lee-kuan-yew-video-singapore/6360604 |archive-date=1 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |last=Luo |first=Chris |date=30 March 2015 |title=Singapore police arrest teenage activist behind anti-Lee Kuan Yew video |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/article/1750983/singapore-police-arrest-amos-yee-teen-behind-anti-lee-kuan |url-status=live |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330081330/http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/article/1750983/singapore-police-arrest-amos-yee-teen-behind-anti-lee-kuan |archive-date=30 March 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |date=31 March 2015 |title=Amos Yee: Singapore charges teen over anti-Lee Kuan Yew rant |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32115052 |url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401165024/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32115052 |archive-date=1 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}} BBC News reported that Yee was among several people who took to the internet to criticise Lee, including human rights activists and a poet, but he was the only one who has been arrested. The Guardian wrote that Yee's arrest "is a sign that the suppression of free speech during Lee's time in power has continued as a part of governance in Singapore." Nathan Heller of The New Yorker wrote that Yee's arrest "shows the country's dire need for cultural education through intelligent dissent." 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".{{Cite web |last=Mathis-Lilley |first=Ben |date=30 March 2015 |title=Singapore teen arrested for criticizing Lee Kuan Yew |url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/03/30/singapore_teen_arrested_for_criticizing_lee_kuan_yew.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502135316/http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/03/30/singapore_teen_arrested_for_criticizing_lee_kuan_yew.html |archive-date=2 May 2015 |access-date=5 May 2015 |website=Slate |df=dmy-all}}

The Committee to Protect Journalists organisation and a petition started by a Christian Singaporean both called for Yee's release. On the other hand, Abdul Rani Kulup Abdullah, chief of the Martabat Jalinan Muhibbah Malaysia organisation, praised the arrest of Yee, and encouraged Malaysia to follow Singapore's example of implementing strict laws on free speech to prevent statements or false yet influential criticism against the government, which could lead to anarchy.{{Cite web |last=Zahiid |first=Syed Jaymal |date=9 April 2015 |title=Follow Singapore in controlling dissent, Malay group says amid Sedition Act changes |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/follow-singapore-in-controlling-dissent-malay-group-says-amid-sedition-act |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412010610/http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/follow-singapore-in-controlling-dissent-malay-group-says-amid-sedition-act |archive-date=12 April 2015 |access-date=9 April 2015 |website=The Malay Mail |df=dmy-all}}

On 31 March, three charges were read out to Yee in the State Courts of Singapore, two of which were related to the 2015 video. The first charge was that Yee's 2015 video violated Section 298 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224, as it contained deliberate remarks against Christianity. The second charge was under Section 4 of the Protection from Harassment Act (later withdrawn){{Cite web |last=Lim |first=Yvonne |date=30 April 2015 |title=Assault on Amos Yee draws sharp criticism |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-back-jail-after-no-one-posts-bail-him?singlepage=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503205141/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-back-jail-after-no-one-posts-bail-him?singlepage=true |archive-date=3 May 2015 |access-date=30 April 2015 |website=Today |df=dmy-all}} was that Yee's 2015 video violated the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 as it contained statements related to Lee that could be deemed as distressing. The third charge was that Yee had violated Section 292 of the Penal Code, by uploading an obscene image of Lee and Thatcher on 28 March 2015.{{Cite news |last=Loke Kok Fai |date=31 March 2015 |title=YouTuber Amos Yee charged, bail set at S$20,000 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |location=Singapore |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/youtuber-amos-yee-charged/1758018.html?cid=FBSG |url-status=live |access-date=30 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112143/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/youtuber-amos-yee-charged/1758018.html?cid=FBSG |archive-date=2 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |last=Ng |first=Kelly |date=1 April 2015 |title=Teen behind video insulting Christians charged |work=Today |location=Singapore |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-teen-who-made-insensitive-remarks-against-christianity-charged-today |url-status=live |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403020839/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-teen-who-made-insensitive-remarks-against-christianity-charged-today |archive-date=3 April 2015 |df=dmy-all}} BBC News reported that "Singapore's hate speech laws are intended to ensure harmony between its multi-ethnic population and prevent a recurrence of the racial violence of its early years."{{Cite web |title=Police confirm arrest of teen, believed to be YouTuber Amos Yee |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/police-confirm-arrest-of/1755782.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617085220/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/police-confirm-arrest-of/1755782.html |archive-date=17 June 2015 |access-date=6 June 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee was initially released on bail set at 20,000 Singapore dollars on 31 March 2015 on the condition that he not comment or distribute any content online while the case was still ongoing. Meanwhile, Yee's father, whom Yee describes as being physically abusive,{{Cite web |date=7 July 2015 |title=The changing faces of Amos Yee |work=AsiaOne |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/changing-faces-amos-yee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708154118/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/changing-faces-amos-yee |archive-date=8 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} addressed Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, saying that he was "very sorry". On 3 April, Yee's mother brought him to the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) to see a psychiatrist to understand why he seemed to fear nothing,{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee's bid to vary bail conditions rejected |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-dismisses-bid-vary-amos-yees-bail-conditions?page=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509174505/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-dismisses-bid-vary-amos-yees-bail-conditions?page=1 |archive-date=9 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} but Yee quit after two sessions. Today reported that this was because Amos refused to continue the sessions at IMH, but this was contradicted by former bailor Vincent Law, who later told The Online Citizen that Yee could not attend the third IMH session because it had clashed with the day of his bail review hearing, and that Yee had unsuccessfully asked the institute to bring the session forward.{{Cite web |date=7 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee pleads not guilty, in good spirits |url=http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/05/amos-yee-pleads-not-guilty-in-good-spirits/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518105117/http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/05/amos-yee-pleads-not-guilty-in-good-spirits/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

On 14 April, Yee flouted his initial bail conditions by asking for public donations to fund his legal fees on both on his blog and Facebook page;{{Cite web |last=Spykerman |first=Kimberly |date=18 April 2015 |title=Amos Yee to spend at least one night in remand after parents refuse to post bail |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-likely-spend-weekend-remand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421092651/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-likely-spend-weekend-remand |archive-date=21 April 2015 |access-date=20 April 2015 |website=Today |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Ng |first=Scott |date=15 April 2015 |title=Amos Yee reaches out for help |url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/04/15/amos-yee-reaches-out-for-help/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150416213005/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/04/15/amos-yee-reaches-out-for-help/ |archive-date=16 April 2015 |access-date=17 April 2015 |website=Free Malaysia Today |df=dmy-all}} the blog post also linked to his controversial 2015 video and image. At 17 April pre-trial conference, Yee's police bail was converted to court bail of the same amount, while anyone, and not just his parents, was now allowed to post bail.{{Cite web |last=Neo |first=Chai Chin |date=6 May 2015 |title=Bail not posted for Amos Yee, so he spends night in jail |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-spend-least-one-night-jail |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150422011422/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-spend-least-one-night-jail |archive-date=22 April 2015 |access-date=6 May 2015 |website=Today |df=dmy-all}} Yee was taken into remand in Changi Prison from 17 to 21 April 2015 because no one in that time period posted bail,{{Cite web |last=Spykerman |first=Kimberly |date=21 April 2015 |title=Youth counsellor bails out Amos Yee |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/youth-counsellor-bails/1797756.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423215136/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/youth-counsellor-bails/1797756.html |archive-date=23 April 2015 |access-date=21 April 2015 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |df=dmy-all}} despite the bail amount only needing to be pledged instead of being physically deposited.{{Cite web |last=Spykerman |first=Kimberly |date=20 April 2015 |title=Amos Yee remanded as there is no bailor: AGC |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-remanded-as/1792668.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420151102/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-remanded-as/1792668.html |archive-date=20 April 2015 |access-date=20 April 2015 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |df=dmy-all}} On 21 April, Yee was bailed out by Vincent Law, a Christian family and youth counsellor,{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Amir |date=21 April 2015 |title=Amos Yee, who has three lawyers now, has been bailed out by a counsellor |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yee-who-has-three-lawyers-now-waiting-someone-bail-him-out-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150512081320/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yee-who-has-three-lawyers-now-waiting-someone-bail-him-out-20 |archive-date=12 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all|url-status=dead}} despite Law having never met him before. Three lawyers, Alfred Dodwell, Chong Jia Hao and Ervin Tan, also volunteered to represent him pro bono.

On 29 April, Yee breached his bail conditions on not uploading content online again by making two blog posts; the first questioned "the ridiculous terms of [his] bail", which Yee said "has absolutely nothing to do with my presence in court". In the second, he accused his father of being "abusive" and violent.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2015 |title=Amos Yee posts on blog, breaches bail terms |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-posts-blog-breaches-bail-terms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503201940/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-posts-blog-breaches-bail-terms |archive-date=3 May 2015 |access-date=30 April 2015 |website=Today |df=dmy-all}} On 30 April, the charge concerning remarks against Lee Kuan Yew was stood down. This means that the charge, instead of being dropped, would be dealt with at a later time, after the previous two charges are addressed.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee assaulted on way to court, now in remand |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-struck-on-way-to/1816460.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074350/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-struck-on-way-to/1816460.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Yee also refused to take down the two blog posts despite being asked to by the District Judge Kessler Soh, as he felt that taking down the posts in question was tantamount to an admission of guilt.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee's bid to vary bail conditions rejected |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-dismisses-bid-vary-amos-yees-bail-conditions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510155154/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-dismisses-bid-vary-amos-yees-bail-conditions |archive-date=10 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Concurrently, the bail amount was raised to $30,000. Meanwhile, Law applied to discharge himself as Yee's bailor. It remains to be decided whether Law will have to forfeit the previous $20,000 posted. Yee was again taken into remand because of a lack of anyone posting bail. Law later told The Online Citizen that while he wanted to post bail for Yee again, Yee rejected Law's offer as he did not want himself to be gagged, leading to Law discharging himself. Law also said that he did not regret acting as Yee's bailor, and that from talking to Yee, he had found him to be childlike and lacking in empathy.{{Cite web |last=Xu |first=Terry |date=5 May 2015 |title=Vincent Law: No regrets as bailor for Amos Yee |url=http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/05/vincent-law-no-regrets-as-bailor-for-amos-yee |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150530233330/http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/05/vincent-law-no-regrets-as-bailor-for-amos-yee/ |archive-date=30 May 2015 |access-date=6 May 2015 |website=The Online Citizen |df=dmy-all}}

On 6 May, Yee's lawyers appealed for a change in bail amount and bail conditions, arguing that accessing social media was "like drinking water" to Yee, and that the ban on Yee posting online content was "too broad and disproportionate". The prosecution was willing to lower the bail amount and release Yee from having to report daily to a police station if Yee went for psychiatric counselling, but Yee refused. Consequently, the High Court judge Tay Yong Kwang decided to maintain Yee's bail conditions.{{Cite web |last=Neo |first=Chai Chin |date=6 May 2015 |title=High Court dismisses bid to vary Amos Yee's bail conditions |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-dismisses-bid-vary-amos-yees-bail-conditions?singlepage=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509212340/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/high-court-dismisses-bid-vary-amos-yees-bail-conditions?singlepage=true |archive-date=9 May 2015 |access-date=6 May 2015 |website=Today |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Elizabeth |date=6 May 2015 |title=No change for Amos Yee's bail conditions |url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore-news/no-change-amos-yees-bail-conditions |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072242/http://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/no-change-amos-yees-bail-conditions |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=6 May 2015 |website=The New Paper |df=dmy-all}}

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,{{Cite web |last=Chong |first=Elena |date=11 May 2015 |title=Man gets 3 weeks' jail for slapping blogger Amos Yee |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/man-pleads-guilty-slapping-teen-blogger-amos-yee-sentencing-will-b |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514110045/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/man-pleads-guilty-slapping-teen-blogger-amos-yee-sentencing-will-b |archive-date=14 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=The Straits Times}} who ran away after challenging Yee to sue him. Neo was arrested at 2 am the next day, less than 12 hours after the attack.{{Cite web |date=1 May 2015 |title=49-year-old man arrested in relation to Amos Yee assault |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/49-year-old-man-arrested-relation-amos-yee-assault |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502195547/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/49-year-old-man-arrested-relation-amos-yee-assault |archive-date=2 May 2015 |access-date=1 May 2015 |website=Today |location=Singapore}} Neo admitted that he committed the assault as he had taken offence at portions of Yee's video, which he felt were disrespectful to Lee Kuan Yew. He said that he closely monitored the case and had the intention to confront and slap Yee before his first two court appearances as he felt that Yee's actions had put Singapore in a negative light. Neo believed that it would be difficult for the criminal justice system to deal with Yee effectively because of his age, and hence decided to "instill fear" in Yee. Neo admitted that he committed the assault in the presence of the media so "the world at large would know that the victim was being taught a lesson".{{Cite web |title=Father of 3 who slapped Amos Yee gets 3 weeks' jail |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/man-who-slapped-amos-yee-pleads-guilty |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514231947/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/man-who-slapped-amos-yee-pleads-guilty |archive-date=14 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015}}

Neo's attack on Yee was condemned by Minister for Law K. Shanmugam and human rights non-governmental organisation Maruah as ill-befitting of a civilised society.{{Cite web |date=30 April 2015 |title=NGO MARUAH 'strongly condemns' attack on Amos Yee |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ngo-maruah-strongly/1816952.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502230737/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ngo-maruah-strongly/1816952.html |archive-date=2 May 2015 |access-date=30 April 2015 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia}} The Singapore Democratic Party commented that such harassment was not the answer to legal procedures.{{Cite web |title=Teen Youtuber Amos Yee Charges Test Singapore's Free Speech Statutes After Man Hits 16-Yr-Old in the Eye |work=Youth Health Magazine |date=12 May 2015 |url=http://www.youthhealthmag.com/articles/15485/20150512/teen-youtuber-amos-yee-charges-singapore.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626112737/http://www.youthhealthmag.com/articles/15485/20150512/teen-youtuber-amos-yee-charges-singapore.htm |archive-date=26 June 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015}} Neo, who said he "lost control" and wanted to "teach Yee a lesson",{{Cite web |date=14 May 2015 |title=Man jailed three weeks for slapping Amos Yee 'lost control' |work=AsiaOne |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/man-jailed-three-weeks-slapping-amos-yee-lost-control |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519002412/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/man-jailed-three-weeks-slapping-amos-yee-lost-control |archive-date=19 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015}} 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. The prosecution had asked for two weeks' imprisonment.

Yee was tried as an adult on 7–8 May 2015, with Yee pleading not guilty to both charges. The timeline was pushed for by Yee's lawyers so that Yee would not spend more time in remand than necessary. The case has attracted much public interest, with more than 20 people seen outside Court 7 more than an hour before the hearing was supposed to start.{{Cite web |title=Verdict in blogger Amos Yee's trial due Tuesday |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-s-trial/1833616.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100053/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-s-trial/1833616.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} When Yee was led into the courtroom in handcuffs and leg shackles, several members of the public who were present waved at him, and he smiled at them.{{Cite web |title=Defence, prosecution cross swords over Amos Yee's primary intention |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/day-2-amos-yee-trial |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510235311/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/day-2-amos-yee-trial |archive-date=10 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Amongst those who attended the trial were both of Yee's parents, Yee's former bailor, Vincent Law, Ngerng, as well as social activists Andrew Loh and Teo Soh Lung. Law, who said he never changed his mind about bailing him out, said that he came to support Yee and hopes he gets a good trial.{{Cite web |title=Blogger Amos Yee pleads not guilty to both charges |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-s-trial/1830694.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518081358/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-s-trial/1830694.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=7 May 2015 |title=Teen blogger Amos Yee pleads not guilty to both charges at start of two-day trial |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/teen-blogger-amos-yees-two-day-trial-begins-20150507 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519080403/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/teen-blogger-amos-yees-two-day-trial-begins-20150507 |archive-date=19 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}} The prosecution comprises DPPs Hay Hung Chun, Hon Yi and Kelvin Kow. The Defence comprises Alfred Dodwell and Chong Jia Hao from Dodwell & Co LLC and Ervin Tan from Michael Hwang Chambers LLC. The proceedings were presided over by District Judge Jasvendar Kaur.

The proceedings began with arguments from the defence regarding the obscenity charge. They argued that the legal test to determine whether or not an image is obscene is whether "it has an effect which is to tend to deprave and corrupt" any person who is exposed to it, and that the prosecution has not provided any evidence that the image passes the test. They argued that Section 292, under which Yee was charged, "is targeted at peddlers and purveyors of pornography" and that it is "wholly inapt to describe the mischief (if any) 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 a pornographic image, designed to arouse".{{Cite web |title=Public prosecutor v Amos Yee Pang Sang |url=http://www.dodwell-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Amos-Yee-8-May-15-Prosecution-Closing-Submissions.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824140534/https://www.dodwell-law.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Amos-Yee-8-May-15-Prosecution-Closing-Submissions.pdf |archive-date=24 August 2018 |access-date=8 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

In court documents, Yee explained that his intention in critiquing both Christianity and Lee Kuan Yew was to open discussions on what he saw as "problems" with the faith and Singapore. He said that he was aware his critique would lead some people to take offence, but argued that this promoted discussion could lead to positive change taking place in future. Amongst the court documents was the revelation that Yee knew that the contents of his blogs and videos would be offensive, but went ahead with posting them. Yee also explained that while he knew that critiquing Christianity would do harm, he saw this as "a natural consequence", and that "promoting ill-will is a prerogative for positive change to happen in society, especially if the issue at hand were initially controversial." In the hearing, Yee's defence lawyers Ervin Tan sought to challenge the understanding of the word "obscene" in relation to the charge against Yee for circulating obscene imagery. Another of his lawyers Alfred Dodwell was allowed to admit one more exhibit that he said would "vindicate his client". While the prosecution initially challenged this, the judge allowed its submission, to applause from members of the public in court.

Yee's trial drew international attention. The Wall Street Journal wrote that Yee's trial showcases "Singapore's struggle to adapt its tradition of censorship to the realities of the digital era."{{Cite news |date=31 March 2015 |title=Teen YouTube Rant Tests Singapore's Censorship Limits |work=The Wall Street Journal |location=Singapore |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/teen-youtube-rant-tests-singapores-censorship-limits-1431081983 |url-status=live |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510203258/http://www.wsj.com/articles/teen-youtube-rant-tests-singapores-censorship-limits-1431081983 |archive-date=10 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

The court found Yee guilty and convicted him of both charges on 12 May 2015. With regards to the obscenity charge, judge Jasvender Kaur said that "standards of obscenity will change from time to time", and differ among countries, and that "it was up to the courts to decide based on community 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 on making remarks intending to hurt the feelings of Christians, Kaur said that Yee's remarks were "clearly derogatory and offensive to Christians".{{Cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Amir |last2=Ho |first2=Olivia |name-list-style=and |date=12 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee found guilty of both charges, sentencing on June 2 pending probation report |newspaper=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yee-find-out-verdict-his-case-tuesday-afternoon-20150512 |url-status=live |access-date=12 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513214609/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yee-find-out-verdict-his-case-tuesday-afternoon-20150512 |archive-date=13 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee's bail was reduced to $10,000, and his parents paid the bail. The prohibition for him to post online was lifted. Yee was required to remove the offensive YouTube video and the blog post in question; it is not an offence, however, for other people to re-post Yee's videos or blog post. Yee complied, but 9 days later, on 21 May Yee made public both the blog post and video again.{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Amir |date=27 May 2015 |title=Prosecution calls for reformative training for Amos Yee after he refuses to cooperate with probation officer |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/prosecution-calls-reformative-training-amos-yee-after-he-refuses-c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528015003/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/prosecution-calls-reformative-training-amos-yee-after-he-refuses-c |archive-date=28 May 2015 |access-date=27 May 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=27 May 2015 |title=Singapore teen in trouble again for re-posting anti-Lee video |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/singapore-teen-in-trouble-again-for-re-posting-anti-lee-video_1602592.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529203022/http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/singapore-teen-in-trouble-again-for-re-posting-anti-lee-video_1602592.html |archive-date=29 May 2015 |access-date=27 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee was greeted by "around a dozen onlookers who waited to welcome him and give him advice."{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Olivia |date=13 May 2015 |title=All eyes on Amos Yee on a day of drama |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/all-eyes-amos-yee-day-drama-20150513 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515225513/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/all-eyes-amos-yee-day-drama-20150513 |archive-date=15 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}} To reporters, Yee said that he "[did] not know if [he] should celebrate [his] release or mourn [his] sentence."{{Cite web |last=Hussain |first=Amir |date=12 May 2015 |title=Teenage blogger Amos Yee out on bail |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/teenage-blogger-amos-yee-out-bail-20150512 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515005120/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/teenage-blogger-amos-yee-out-bail-20150512 |archive-date=15 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Jeannette |date=12 May 2015 |title=Singapore teen guilty of insulting Christians in video blog |url=https://apnews.com/article/715ad25a7dc94d2aa2414678b18522d2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201201151532/https://apnews.com/article/715ad25a7dc94d2aa2414678b18522d2 |archive-date=1 December 2020 |access-date=18 May 2015 |website=Associated Press}} Yee was given a red packet containing a $100 note by retired artist Koh Ban Jee, who said "he wanted to encourage Yee to go back to school and go to university." A day before the verdict, dozens showed up for a candlelight vigil at Hong Lim Park to support Yee.{{Cite news |date=12 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee: The boy who criticised Lee Kuan Yew – BBC News |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32604122 |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515231841/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32604122 |archive-date=15 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |date=12 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee: Singapore teen behind anti-Lee video found guilty – BBC News |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32700788 |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514232643/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-32700788 |archive-date=14 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=11 May 2015 |title=My Message of Support at the Vigil for Amos Yee |url=http://thehearttruths.com/2015/05/11/my-message-of-support-at-the-vigil-for-amos-yee/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516120514/http://thehearttruths.com/2015/05/11/my-message-of-support-at-the-vigil-for-amos-yee/ |archive-date=16 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=The Heart Truths |df=dmy-all}}

During the court hearing, Yee, who faced a fine and up to three years' jail,{{Cite web |last=Chia |first=Alice |date=5 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee trial date set for May 7 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-trial-date-set/1824352.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150506233726/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-trial-date-set/1824352.html |archive-date=6 May 2015 |access-date=5 May 2015 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |location=Singapore |df=dmy-all}} had requested to be jailed instead of going for probation after being found guilty by Kaur.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee requests jail over probation, Prosecution says no {{!}} States Times Review |url=http://statestimesreview.com/2015/05/12/amos-yee-requests-jail-over-probation-prosecution-says-no/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626142646/http://statestimesreview.com/2015/05/12/amos-yee-requests-jail-over-probation-prosecution-says-no/ |archive-date=26 June 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} The prosecution requested that Yee be given counseling and probation. The court adjourned sentencing pending a probation report for Yee.

{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote="Singapore's actions to criminalize Yee's statements run contrary to international human rights standards and are a dangerous affront to freedom of expression."|source=Phil Robertson, HRW's deputy director for Asia{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee guilty |url=http://www.dw.de/amos-yee-guilty-verdict-highlights-free-speech-limits-in-singapore/a-18446157 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515014840/http://www.dw.de/amos-yee-guilty-verdict-highlights-free-speech-limits-in-singapore/a-18446157 |archive-date=15 May 2015 |access-date=12 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}}}

The verdict attracted international attention. International rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticised the verdict as "publicly punishing a youthful dissident who dared besmirch the image of the recently passed leader, and intimidating anyone else who might think of doing the same in the future." Phil Robertson, HRW's deputy director for Asia, said that "Singapore's actions to criminalise Yee's statements run contrary to international human rights standards and are a dangerous affront to freedom of expression."{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee guilty verdict highlights free speech limits in Singapore {{!}} Asia {{!}} DW.DE {{!}} 12 May 2015 |url=http://www.dw.de/amos-yee-guilty-verdict-highlights-free-speech-limits-in-singapore/a-18446157 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515014840/http://www.dw.de/amos-yee-guilty-verdict-highlights-free-speech-limits-in-singapore/a-18446157 |archive-date=15 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |publisher=Deutsche Welle |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Jaipragas |first=Bhavan |date=12 May 2015 |title=Singapore teen found guilty over anti-Lee, anti-Christianity rant |url=http://www.ucanews.com/news/singapore-teen-found-guilty-over-anti-lee-anti-christianty-rant/73567 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626102737/http://www.ucanews.com/news/singapore-teen-found-guilty-over-anti-lee-anti-christianty-rant/73567 |archive-date=26 June 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Phil Robertson, the Bangkok-based deputy director of Human Rights Watch's Asia division, said that "criminalising free expression by anyone who dares mock the powers that be is a tried and true practice of the Singapore government, and Amos Yee is the latest victim."{{Cite news |last=Ramzy |first=Austin |date=12 May 2015 |title=Singapore Convicts Teenager of Obscenity and Insulting Religious Feelings |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/world/asia/amos-yee-lee-kuan-yew-singapore-convicted.html |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519041302/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/13/world/asia/amos-yee-lee-kuan-yew-singapore-convicted.html |archive-date=19 May 2015 |issn=0362-4331 |df=dmy-all}} The Globe and Mail writes that Yee's case highlights why "support for Asia's atheists is hard to come".{{Cite news |title=Secularists and atheists face grim times |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/secularists-and-atheists-face-grim-times/article24446726/ |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518024522/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/secularists-and-atheists-face-grim-times/article24446726/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Amnesty International criticised the verdict and declared Yee a prisoner of conscience, citing Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that enshrines the principle to freedom of expression.{{Cite news |date=6 July 2015 |title=Singapore teen in anti-Lee video walks free after jail sentence backdated |agency=ABC News |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-06/singapore-teen-in-anti-lee-video-walks-free-after-sentencing/6599370 |url-status=live |access-date=14 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915070651/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-06/singapore-teen-in-anti-lee-video-walks-free-after-sentencing/6599370 |archive-date=15 September 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

On 13 May 2015, a day after being released, Yee took to Facebook alleging that he had been molested by his ex-bailor Law, who denied the allegation. Yee invited the media to "catch" him at Pasir Panjang MRT station, but he did not show up. Yee later revealed that his allegations were part of a ploy to "manipulate the press to indulge in the thoroughly exhausting experience of waiting [...] fruitlessly for several hours", and that Law "didn't really molest" him though was "creepy".{{Cite web |date=13 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee manipulates mainstream media with allegation of molest |url=http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/05/amos-yee-manipulates-mainstream-media-with-allegation-of-molest/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518104348/http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/05/amos-yee-manipulates-mainstream-media-with-allegation-of-molest/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee manipulates mainstream media with molestation allegations {{!}} Asian Correspondent |url=http://asiancorrespondent.com/132897/amos-yee-manipulates-mainstream-media-with-allegation-of-molestation/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150517073829/http://asiancorrespondent.com/132897/amos-yee-manipulates-mainstream-media-with-allegation-of-molestation/ |archive-date=17 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=asiancorrespondent.com |df=dmy-all}} In response to the allegations, Law told The Online Citizen that he believed Yee's explanation to be ingenuine, and that it does not release him from the molestation allegations. Law considered charging Yee for defamation if he does not make a public apology and fully retract the allegation.{{Cite web |title=Amos' former bailor demands 'unreserved apology' |url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/05/14/amos-former-bailor-demands-unreserved-apology/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515120610/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/05/14/amos-former-bailor-demands-unreserved-apology/ |archive-date=15 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Olivia |date=14 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee's bailor Vincent Law demands 'unreserved apology' for molestation claim |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yees-bailor-demands-unreserved-apology-molestation-claim-2015#sthash.eOUaQxUy.dpuf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516021040/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yees-bailor-demands-unreserved-apology-molestation-claim-2015#sthash.eOUaQxUy.dpuf |archive-date=16 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}}

In response to the ultimatum, Yee, who described his own actions as "horrid", wrote that he regretted what he did against Law and his family,{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee 'extremely remorseful' over molest allegations against bailor Vincent Law |date=15 May 2015 |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/amos-yee--extremely-remorseful--over-molest-allegations-against-bailor-vincent-law-012338531.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093043/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/amos-yee--extremely-remorseful--over-molest-allegations-against-bailor-vincent-law-012338531.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} and that he was writing a public apology to Law and his family. Yee asked Law to give him "about 3 days" to finish preparing it, as he was a "slow writer". In response to Yee's apology, Law decided that he would not pursue the matter any further.{{Cite web |date=16 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee makes fun of former bailor despite promising to apologise for false claim |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/amos-yee-extremely-remorseful-bailor-allegations-molest- |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516021415/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/amos-yee-extremely-remorseful-bailor-allegations-molest- |archive-date=16 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}}

Afterwards, Yee retracted his apology, saying that he had "lied" yet again and "made fun"{{Cite web |date=16 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee makes fun of former bailor despite promising to apologise for false claim |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/amos-yee-makes-fun-former-bailor-despite-promising-apologise-false-claim |website=AsiaOne |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518151201/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-makes-fun-former-bailor-despite-promising-apologise-false-claim |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} of Law. In a 6000-word exposé,{{Cite news |title=The Curious Case of Amos Yee And Vincent Law |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/amos-yee-takes-vincent-law-033430320.html |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626114530/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/amos-yee-takes-vincent-law-033430320.html |archive-date=26 June 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Yee detailed how Law "violated him emotionally". He also defined "molest" as "disturb" and that his accusation of Law would be accurate as such, hence concluding that he was "technically molested" by Law.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee retracts apology, claims bailor 'technically' molested him |url=http://asiancorrespondent.com/132942/amos-yee-retracts-apology-claims-bailor-technically-molested-him/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518183815/http://asiancorrespondent.com/132942/amos-yee-retracts-apology-claims-bailor-technically-molested-him/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee stated that "it was stupid of people to believe that he would actually issue a sincere apology", linking this to religion. He then proceeded to call Law a molester, a "mentally unsound person" and a hypocrite. Yee also described his interactions with Law and explained how he plotted to publicly humiliate Law while he was in remand prison. When asked about Yee's latest about-turn, Law replied that he thought "it's best to leave Amos alone and not write about him."{{Cite web |date=17 May 2015 |title=Amos Yee does an about-turn over apology |work=AsiaOne |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/amos-yee-does-about-turn-over-apology |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518183530/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-does-about-turn-over-apology |archive-date=18 May 2015 |access-date=18 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} He added that he was not considering legal action. Law's son, Francis Micah Law, took to Facebook to refute Yee's claims against his father, claiming that Law had always "painted a positive portrayal of Amos in hopes that he would improve the public opinion of Amos."{{Cite web |title=Vincent Law's son defends father from Amos |url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/05/18/vincent-laws-son-defends-father-from-amos/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519095949/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/05/18/vincent-laws-son-defends-father-from-amos/ |archive-date=19 May 2015 |access-date=18 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |title=It's best to leave teen blogger alone, says former bailor – Regional {{!}} The Star Online |date=18 May 2015 |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regional/2015/05/18/Its-best-to-leave-teen-blogger-alone-says-former-bailor/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519023538/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regional/2015/05/18/Its-best-to-leave-teen-blogger-alone-says-former-bailor/ |archive-date=19 May 2015 |access-date=18 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee's accusations against Law enraged many netizens, with Vivekanandan of Free Malaysia Today labeling it "derisive", "acerbic", and "sarcastic".{{Cite web |title=Give me 3 days to pen apology, Amos begs |url=http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/05/15/give-me-3-days-to-pen-apology-amos-begs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516192736/http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/05/15/give-me-3-days-to-pen-apology-amos-begs/ |archive-date=16 May 2015 |access-date=16 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} It also charged that with his post, Yee was guilty of "mocking Christianity again". Carlton Tan of Asian Correspondent expressed his sadness that Yee had gone down this road, and said that he "[does] not support [Yee's] contempt towards the fundamental dignity of other persons."

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.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee should be sent to Reformative Training Centre: Prosecution |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-to-return-to/1874696.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626113031/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-to-return-to/1874696.html |archive-date=26 June 2015 |access-date=27 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |title=Prosecution seeks reformative training for Amos Yee |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/prosecution-seeking-reformative-training-amos-yee-who-has-made-public-offending-content |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531052819/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/prosecution-seeking-reformative-training-amos-yee-who-has-made-public-offending-content |archive-date=31 May 2015 |access-date=27 May 2015 |df=dmy-all}} On 2 June, Yee was remanded for three weeks and a report was made to assess whether Yee was suitable to serve reformative training.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee trial: Teen blogger remanded for 3 weeks |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-trial-teen/1886442.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626121752/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-trial-teen/1886442.html |archive-date=26 June 2015 |access-date=24 June 2015 |df=dmy-all}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Olivia |date=2 June 2015 |title=Amos Yee back in prison for 3 weeks; to be assessed for reformative training |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yee-back-court-tuesday-morning-sentencing-20150602 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626163852/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yee-back-court-tuesday-morning-sentencing-20150602 |archive-date=26 June 2015 |access-date=24 June 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}}

During Yee's remand, new posts emerged on Yee's Facebook page.{{Cite web |date=30 June 2015 |title=Jailed in Singapore for Criticizing a Former Prime Minister, But Still Blogging |url=https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/30/jailed-in-singapore-for-criticizing-a-former-prime-minister-but-still-blogging/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703040519/http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/30/jailed-in-singapore-for-criticizing-a-former-prime-minister-but-still-blogging/ |archive-date=3 July 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 |website=Global Voices |df=dmy-all}} Among them were comparisons of Yee to "figures of martyrdom such as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela", as well as complaints about life in prison. One post lamented the lack of exposure to sunshine, while others criticise the attitudes of police officers, such as towards Yee's opting for vegetarian meals.{{Cite web |date=20 June 2015 |title=Amos Yee in remand but Facebook posts appear |work=AsiaOne |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/amos-yee-remand-facebook-posts-appear |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623043229/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-remand-facebook-posts-appear |archive-date=23 June 2015 |access-date=25 June 2015 |df=dmy-all}} The posts intrigued the media and public since the Singapore Prison Service has confirmed that all inmates and remandees do not have access to any telecommunication devices within the prison.{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Olivia |title=Amos Yee in remand but his Facebook page continues to get updated mysteriously |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yee-prison-his-facebook-page-continues-get-updated-mysterious |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623053232/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/courts-crime/story/amos-yee-prison-his-facebook-page-continues-get-updated-mysterious |archive-date=23 June 2015 |access-date=24 June 2015 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}} In response, one of Yee's lawyers, Chong, said that they were not aware of this and did not "want to speculate."

On 23 June 2015, district judge Kaur ordered that Yee be remanded at the Institute of Mental Health for two weeks{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee remanded at IMH for 2 weeks |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-remanded-at-imh/1934264.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623082145/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-remanded-at-imh/1934264.html |archive-date=23 June 2015 |access-date=24 June 2015 |df=dmy-all}} in response to a report by Dr Munidasa Winslow who said that Yee may have autism.{{Cite web |last=Chew |first=Joan |title=Autism spectrum disorder: Fixated preferences could be a sign |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/amos-yee-may-have-autism-spectrum-disorder-fixated-prefe |access-date=25 June 2015 |website=The Straits Times}} A psychiatrist{{Cite web |date=7 July 2015 |title=Sentence backdated, Amos Yee released |work=AsiaOne |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/sentence-backdated-amos-yee-released |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150710015957/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/sentence-backdated-amos-yee-released |archive-date=10 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} concluded that Yee does not suffer from any mental disorder, and would benefit from having a counsellor or mentor guide him in using the Internet.{{Cite web |title=Sentence backdated, Amos Yee released - Regional {{!}} The Star Online |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regional/2015/07/07/Amos-Yee-Released/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707203821/http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regional/2015/07/07/Amos-Yee-Released/ |archive-date=7 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |website=thestar.com.my |date=7 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee's sentence was met with criticism from the United Nations Human Rights Office which called for the immediate release of Yee in line with its commitment under the UN Convention on the Rights of Child.{{Cite web |title=Singapore: Exonerate 16-Year-Old Blogger |url=https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/22/singapore-exonerate-16-year-old-blogger |url-status=live |date=22 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624015311/https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/22/singapore-exonerate-16-year-old-blogger |archive-date=24 June 2015 |access-date=10 November 2024 |website=Human Rights Watch |df=dmy-all}} The Humans Rights Watch also criticised his sentence, stating that "nothing that Amos Yee said or posted should ever have been considered criminal—much less merit incarceration". Singaporean politician Goh Meng Seng said that even though he did not like Amos "because he's rude in the Singapore context", he felt that "he [had] to defend his rights." Singaporean academic Cherian George, lawyer Peter Low, a former president of the Law Society of Singapore, as well as leading rights activists, academics, filmmakers and members of the arts community signed a letter saying that they were "troubled by the State's harsh reactions and that "sending Yee to the facility could deter young people in the city-state from expressing their views openly for fear of reprisals.{{Cite web |title=Singapore activists, human rights groups denounce 'harsh' treatment of Amos Yee |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/singapore-activists-human-rights-groups-denounce-harsh-treatment-of-amos-ye |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707135556/http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/singapore-activists-human-rights-groups-denounce-harsh-treatment-of-amos-ye |archive-date=7 July 2015 |access-date=5 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

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{{Cite web |date=5 July 2015 |title=Amos Yee sent to hospital |url=http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/amos-yee-sent-to-hospital/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705200851/http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/amos-yee-sent-to-hospital/ |archive-date=5 July 2015 |access-date=6 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} for low blood glucose levels. According to his mother, Yee had not been eating for several days, was not sleeping well and was feeling depressed.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee trial plagued by last-minute hospitalisation, growing protests |date=5 July 2015 |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/amos-yee-trial-plagued-last-230340825.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824123032/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/amos-yee-trial-plagued-last-230340825.html |archive-date=24 August 2015 |access-date=6 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} 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 initially "very courteous and engaged in the process", his stint at the Institute for Mental Health had been "a shock to his system".

On 6 July, Yee was sentenced to four weeks in jail,{{Cite news |last=McLaughlin |first=Eliott C. |date=6 July 2015 |title=Singapore court frees 16-year-old blogger Amos Yee |url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/06/asia/singapore-teen-blogger-amos-yee-freed/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707131633/http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/06/asia/singapore-teen-blogger-amos-yee-freed/index.html |archive-date=7 July 2015 |access-date=6 July 2015 |work=CNN |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |last=Ramzy |first=Austin |date=6 July 2015 |title=Singapore Frees Amos Yee, 16, Blogger Who Criticized Lee Kuan Yew |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/07/world/asia/singapore-amos-yee-lee-kuan-yew.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707102006/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/07/world/asia/singapore-amos-yee-lee-kuan-yew.html |archive-date=7 July 2015 |issn=0362-4331 |df=dmy-all}} one week for posting obscene materials and three weeks for wounding the religious feelings of Christians in his Lee Kuan Yew video, with the sentences to be served consecutively.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee, Singaporean teenager who berated founding father Lee Kuan Yew in online video, given 4 weeks in jail |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/1834003/amos-yee-singaporean-teenager-who-berated-founding-father |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706190229/http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/1834003/amos-yee-singaporean-teenager-who-berated-founding-father |archive-date=6 July 2015 |access-date=6 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} He was addressed directly by the judge Kaur who said that she hopes that Yee would "rethink long and hard his decision not to continue with formal education," before acknowledging that there are few dropout success stories.

Yee was released immediately after his sentences were announced as they were backdated to 2 June when he was in remand (Yee was in remand for 50 days).{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee given 4-week backdated jail term; blogger is 'remorseful', says lawyer |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-given-4-week/1963292.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708020317/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-given-4-week/1963292.html |archive-date=8 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |work=Channel NewsAsia |df=dmy-all}} Yee's demeanour when he was freed differed from his previous court appearances. Yee appeared pale and gaunt, wore a frown on his face and kept his head bowed most of the time. In court, Deputy Public Prosecutor Hay Hung Chun said that they saw Yee's actions as "no less than a significant repudiation of his previous posturing", acknowledging that he understood the severity of his actions. This was in response to Institute of Mental Health 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.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee released after 4-week jail term is backdated |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/teenage-blogger-amos-yee-sentenced-four-weeks-jail |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707222206/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/teenage-blogger-amos-yee-sentenced-four-weeks-jail |archive-date=7 July 2015 |access-date=6 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Upon his release, Yee began to ask for cash donations.{{Cite web |title=Traumatized Amos Yee is open for Donation |url=http://www.freedistrict.com/asia/singapore-2-asia/traumatized-amos-yee-open-donation-9983.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723174220/http://www.freedistrict.com/asia/singapore-2-asia/traumatized-amos-yee-open-donation-9983.html |archive-date=23 July 2015 |access-date=23 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Calling the four-week jail sentence a "dark day for freedom of expression" in Singapore,{{Cite web |date=6 July 2015 |title=Singapore: Amos Yee sentence a dark day for freedom of expression {{!}} Amnesty International |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/07/singapore-amos-yee-sentence-a-dark-day-for-freedom-of-expression/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708051854/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/07/singapore-amos-yee-sentence-a-dark-day-for-freedom-of-expression/ |archive-date=8 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |website=amnesty.org |df=dmy-all}} Amnesty International charges that the sentence violates the right to freedom of expression and should be overruled.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2015 |title=Amos Yee's sentence: A dark day for freedom of expression |url=http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/amos-yees-sentence-a-dark-day-for-freedom-of-expression/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707073417/http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/amos-yees-sentence-a-dark-day-for-freedom-of-expression/ |archive-date=7 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} South East Asia and the Pacific Deputy Director Rupert Abbott defended Yee's right to freedom of expression, adding that he wouldn't normally be convicted. The Online Citizen described the sentence as "manifestly excessive".{{Cite web |date=7 July 2015 |title=Conviction wrong, sentence manifestly excessive: Amos Yee |url=http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/conviction-wrong-sentence-manifestly-excessive-amos-yee/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707130805/http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/conviction-wrong-sentence-manifestly-excessive-amos-yee/ |archive-date=7 July 2015 |access-date=7 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Writer and gender equality activist Jolene Tan accused the prosecution of focusing on Yee's beliefs instead of considering any harm that was done by his words and actions. She questioned the motive of the sentence, asking whether or not it was justified. The Association of Women for Action and Research criticised the court decision and urged the state to be mindful of the consequences of future prosecutions.{{Cite web |date=20 July 2015 |title=AWARE statement on the prosecution of Amos Yee |url=http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/aware-statement-on-the-prosecution-of-amos-yee-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723172433/http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/07/aware-statement-on-the-prosecution-of-amos-yee-2/ |archive-date=23 July 2015 |access-date=23 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee's sentence led to protests from several activist groups. On 27 June 2015, about sixty people under the banner of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights demonstrated outside the Singapore Trade Office in Taipei.{{Cite web |date=27 June 2015 |title=About 60 demonstrate outside S'pore Trade Office in Taipei; call for Amos Yee's release |work=AsiaOne |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/about-60-demonstrate-outside-spore-trade-office-taipei-call-amos-yees-release |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701092455/http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/about-60-demonstrate-outside-spore-trade-office-taipei-call-amos-yees-release |archive-date=1 July 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} The protesters from more than 10 civil society groups under the banner of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights (TAHR) held placards and chanted "Free Amos Yee" for about half an hour.

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On 30 June, university students in Hong Kong held a protest to urge the Singapore 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.{{Cite web |title=Hong Kong students protest near Singapore consulate urging Amos Yee's release |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/hong-kong-students/1952510.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911023107/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/hong-kong-students/1952510.html |archive-date=11 September 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=30 June 2015 |title=Release Singaporean teen blogger Amos Yee, Hong Kong student group Scholarism urges |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1829377/singapore-should-release-teen-blogger-amos-yee-hong-kong |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702070403/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1829377/singapore-should-release-teen-blogger-amos-yee-hong-kong |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |date=30 June 2015 |title=Hong Kong students protest outside Singapore consulate, urge release of Amos Yee, East Asia News & Top Stories - The Straits Times |newspaper=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-student-group-scholarism-urges-release-of-amos-yee-petition-planned-outside |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701193241/http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-student-group-scholarism-urges-release-of-amos-yee-petition-planned-outside |archive-date=1 July 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

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 with banners and placards near the Singapore Consulate in Admiralty district.{{Cite web |date=5 July 2015 |title=Protesters in Hong Kong demand release of Singaporean teen Amos Yee |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1832719/admiralty-protesters-demand-release-singaporean-teen-amos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706172417/http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1832719/admiralty-protesters-demand-release-singaporean-teen-amos |archive-date=6 July 2015 |access-date=5 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} They held banners and placards that read "Dissident is not Demented" and "Freedom of Speech should not be infringed".

The same day in Singapore, a rally organised by Community Action Network, a group of individuals advocating for freedom of expression in the country, was attended by an estimated 500 people. The rally was held to demand the release of Yee.{{Cite web |title=Rally at Hong Lim Park calls for Amos Yee's release |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/rally-hong-lim-park-calls-amos-yees-release |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706141639/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/rally-hong-lim-park-calls-amos-yees-release |archive-date=6 July 2015 |access-date=5 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} The organisers of the protest condemned the state's handling of Yee's case. Jolovan Wham, a social worker and civil activist, cited "an unprecedented crackdown on freedom of expression in Singapore" in the last few years.

Yee filed an appeal against the conviction and sentence,{{Cite web |last=Chia |first=Alice |date=22 August 2015 |title=Amos Yee files appeal against conviction and sentence |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-files-appeal/1995234.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110064813/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-files-appeal/1995234.html |archive-date=10 November 2016 |access-date=13 April 2017 |publisher=Channel NewsAsia |df=dmy-all}} ahead of 20 July 2015 deadline for making an appeal.{{Cite web |title=Singaporean blogger Amos Yee appeals against conviction, sentence |url=http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/singaporean-blogger-amos-yee-appealing-against-conviction-sentence |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723184253/http://www.themalaymailonline.com/world/article/singaporean-blogger-amos-yee-appealing-against-conviction-sentence |archive-date=23 July 2015 |access-date=23 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Yee's lawyer, Dodwell, questioned whether this was a crime or not, but was willing to determine it in the high court.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee files appeal against conviction and sentence |work=Channel NewsAsia |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-files-appeal/1995234.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722175126/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/amos-yee-files-appeal/1995234.html |archive-date=22 July 2015 |access-date=23 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} Yee's mother said that she wanted to know for sure that what he did was not criminally wrong.{{Cite news |date=20 July 2015 |title=Teen blogger Amos Yee files appeal |work=Malaysiakini |url=http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/305598 |url-status=live |access-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723172940/http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/305598 |archive-date=23 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}} For the hearing at the High Court, Yee's lawyers want the appeal to be heard by a non-Christian judge.{{Cite news |last=Ho |first=Olivia |date=21 July 2015 |title=Lawyers want judge who's not Christian for Amos Yee appeal |newspaper=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/lawyers-want-judge-whos-not-christian-for-amos-yee-appeal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723200453/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/lawyers-want-judge-whos-not-christian-for-amos-yee-appeal |archive-date=23 July 2015 |access-date=23 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}

In his post on 27 November 2015, Amos addressed Calvin Cheng's comments on killing the children of terrorist members. He wrote, "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."{{Cite web |date=24 May 2016 |title=Timeline of Amos Yee's latest arrest by the Singapore Police Force over Section 298 of penal code - The Online Citizen |url=https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2016/05/24/timeline-of-amos-yees-latest-arrest-by-the-singapore-police-force-over-section-298-of-penal-code/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180824101839/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2016/05/24/timeline-of-amos-yees-latest-arrest-by-the-singapore-police-force-over-section-298-of-penal-code/ |archive-date=24 August 2018 |access-date=19 November 2017 |df=dmy-all}} His statement prompted several police reports from the public,{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Min Kok |title=Singaporean, 17, believed to be blogger Amos Yee, investigated for allegedly offensive religious remarks |publisher=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/singaporean-17-believed-to-be-blogger-amos-yee-investigated-for-allegedly |url-status=live |access-date=16 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320085950/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/singaporean-17-believed-to-be-blogger-amos-yee-investigated-for-allegedly |archive-date=20 March 2016 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=16 December 2015 |title=Amos Yee to be interviewed by police for offensive remarks |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-be-interviewed-police-offensive-remarks |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218090155/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-be-interviewed-police-offensive-remarks |archive-date=18 December 2015 |access-date=16 December 2015 |website=TODAYonline |df=dmy-all}} and subsequent police investigation in December 2015 for allegedly posting offensive material on his blog.

On 13 May 2016, it was reported in the Straits Times that Yee was arrested two days prior 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.{{Cite web |last=Yang |first=Calvin |date=13 May 2016 |title=Blogger Amos Yee arrested again |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-arrested-again-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514104326/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-arrested-again-0 |archive-date=14 May 2016 |access-date=13 May 2016 |website=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}}

On 17 August 2016, 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. Seven police officers were summoned as prosecution's witnesses.{{Cite news |last=hermes |date=18 August 2016 |title=Amos Yee back in court over offensive videos |newspaper=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/amos-yee-back-in-court-over-offensive-videos |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111205635/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/amos-yee-back-in-court-over-offensive-videos |archive-date=11 November 2017 |access-date=11 November 2017 |df=dmy-all}} Before the trial could proceed further, Yee was granted permission to go for Criminal Case Resolution process.{{Cite web |date=17 August 2016 |title=Amos Yee represents himself in court to stand trial against 8 charges - The Online Citizen |url=https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2016/08/17/amos-yee-represents-himself-in-court-to-stand-trial-against-8-charges/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111204958/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2016/08/17/amos-yee-represents-himself-in-court-to-stand-trial-against-8-charges/ |archive-date=11 November 2017 |access-date=11 November 2017 |df=dmy-all}}

On 29 September 2016, Amos Yee was sentenced to 6 weeks' jail and fined $2000 for wounding religious feelings.{{Cite news |last=Siau |first=Ming En |date=29 September 2016 |title=Amos Yee jailed 6 weeks, fined for hurting religious feelings |work=TODAYonline |url=http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-jailed-6-weeks-fined-s2000-over-religious-insults |url-status=live |access-date=25 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225145152/http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/amos-yee-jailed-6-weeks-fined-s2000-over-religious-insults |archive-date=25 December 2016 |df=dmy-all}} The presiding judge, Ong Hian Sun, said that Yee posted a photograph and two videos online that targeted the feelings of Christians and Muslims.{{Cite web |date=29 September 2016 |title=Singapore jails Amos Yee for religious 'insult' - News from |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/singapore-jails-amos-yee-religious-insult-160929205613910.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412190640/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/09/singapore-jails-amos-yee-religious-insult-160929205613910.html |archive-date=12 April 2017 |access-date=13 April 2017 |publisher=Al Jazeera |df=dmy-all}} He also said that Yee's actions could generate social unrest and should not be condoned.{{Cite web |last=Fathin Ungku |date=29 September 2016 |title=Singapore court sends teen blogger back to jail for criticizing religion |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-teen-verdict-idUSKCN11Z0DW |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306133344/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-teen-verdict-idUSKCN11Z0DW |archive-date=6 March 2017 |access-date=6 March 2017 |website=Reuters |df=dmy-all}}

Yee began serving his jail term on 13 October 2016.{{Cite news |last=Hussain |first=Amir |date=13 October 2016 |title=Blogger Amos Yee starts serving 6-week jail term |work=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/blogger-amos-yee-starts-serving-6-week-jail-term |url-status=live |access-date=25 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225145841/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/blogger-amos-yee-starts-serving-6-week-jail-term |archive-date=25 December 2016 |df=dmy-all}} During this time, a Singaporean activist based in the United States, Melissa Chen (formerly Chin) visited him and, by her own admission, handed him documents to facilitate his escape to the U.S.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee's mother wants apology from Melissa Chen, tells her to "refrain from posting on the internet whilst menstruating" |last=Rajah|first=Obbana|url=https://theindependent.sg/amos-yees-mother-wants-apology-from-melissa-chen-tells-her-to-refrain-from-posting-on-the-internet-whilst-menstruating/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213071400/https://theindependent.sg/amos-yees-mother-wants-apology-from-melissa-chen-tells-her-to-refrain-from-posting-on-the-internet-whilst-menstruating/ |archive-date=13 December 2018 |access-date=23 December 2024 |website=The Independent |date=13 December 2018 |language=en}}

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. During the application, he was incarcerated in McHenry County Jail in Illinois.{{Cite web |last=Au-Yongrachelay |first=Rachel |date=23 December 2016 |title=Teenage blogger Amos Yee detained in United States |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/teenage-blogger-amos-yee-detained-in-united-states |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230204424/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/teenage-blogger-amos-yee-detained-in-united-states |archive-date=30 December 2016 |access-date=13 April 2017 |publisher=The Straits Times |df=dmy-all}} He was subsequently transferred to Dodge County Detention Facility in Wisconsin.{{Cite news |date=25 March 2017 |title=US judge grants Amos Yee's asylum request |language=en |work=The Straits Times |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-judge-grants-amos-yees-asylum-request |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325113101/http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-judge-grants-amos-yees-asylum-request |archive-date=25 March 2017 |df=dmy-all}} Yee was granted asylum in the U.S. on 24 March 2017, after the judge ruled that Yee faced persecution in Singapore for his political opinions; the judge cited the different ways that Cheng and Yee were treated in his decision.{{Cite news |last=Philemon |first=Jewel |date=26 September 2017 |title=Amos Yee is deserving of asylum, US Board of Immigration Appeal rules |work=The Independent |location=Singapore |url=http://www.theindependent.sg/amos-yee-is-deserving-of-asylum-us-board-of-immigration-appeal-rules/ |url-status=live |access-date=5 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015822/http://www.theindependent.sg/amos-yee-is-deserving-of-asylum-us-board-of-immigration-appeal-rules/ |archive-date=7 November 2017 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |title=Teen blogger Amos Yee granted US asylum |work=Channel NewsAsia |location=Singapore |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/teen-blogger-amos-yee-granted-us-asylum/3624426.html |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325023808/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/teen-blogger-amos-yee-granted-us-asylum/3624426.html |archive-date=25 March 2017 |df=dmy-all}}

Yee was due to serve his national service upon reaching 18 years old in October 2016.{{Cite news |date=30 December 2016 |title=Singapore blogger seeking U.S. asylum regrets posts in home country |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-singapore-blogger-idUSKBN14J1ZC |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326055355/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-singapore-blogger-idUSKBN14J1ZC |archive-date=26 March 2017 |df=dmy-all}} By leaving Singapore, Yee breached a Singaporean law which mandates compulsory military service for all Singaporean men.{{Cite news |date=25 March 2017 |title=Singapore teen blogger Amos Yee granted US asylum |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39388810 |url-status=live |access-date=25 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325032956/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39388810 |archive-date=25 March 2017 |df=dmy-all}} Yee is considered as a defaulter by the authorities.{{Cite web |title=Statement on Amos Yee |url=https://www.mlaw.gov.sg/news/others/statement-on-amos-yee/ |access-date=2020-12-21 |website=mlaw.gov.sg |language=en |archive-date=24 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124204753/https://www.mlaw.gov.sg/news/others/statement-on-amos-yee/ |url-status=live}} Defaulting carries a prison sentence from two to 36 months long, depending on the length of the default period and a fine of not more than S$10,000.{{Cite web |title=Punishments for defaulting NS, explained |url=https://mothership.sg/2019/01/ns-default-law/ |access-date=2020-12-21 |website=mothership.sg |language=en |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001111316/https://mothership.sg/2019/01/ns-default-law/ |url-status=live}}

On 25 April 2017, the U.S. government appealed against the decision to grant Yee asylum, so he continued to be held at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) center during the appeal process. On his reasons for seeking U.S. asylum, Reuters reported that although Yee was highly critical of the U.S. government abroad, he has expressed his desire to go to the country that best supports his political beliefs in anarchist communism, as well as ending private property and wage labor.

Yee was released from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in downtown Chicago on 26 September 2017 following an immigration appeals court's decision to uphold his bid for asylum. A Board of Immigration Appeals decision upheld Chicago immigration judge Samuel Cole's March ruling that Yee had a fear of being persecuted upon returning to Singapore. The judge said the aim of jailing Yee in Singapore at such a young age was to stifle his political speech. With asylum status, Yee will be eligible to apply for a green card in a year.

Yee told reporters after his release that he can now criticise the Singaporean government without fear of imprisonment, and that while he planned to make more critical videos on the topic, he might also broaden his work to US politics since he is in the country.{{Cite news |date=27 September 2017 |title=Singaporean blogger released after winning U.S. ruling for asylum |publisher=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-singapore-blogger/singaporean-blogger-released-after-winning-u-s-ruling-for-asylum-idUSKCN1C12WW |url-status=live |access-date=27 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926234641/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-singapore-blogger/singaporean-blogger-released-after-winning-u-s-ruling-for-asylum-idUSKCN1C12WW |archive-date=26 September 2017 |df=dmy-all}}

In November 2017, Yee uploaded three videos to YouTube, entitled Why Pedophilia Is Alright, Don't Discriminate Pedophiles, and Free Speech for the Pedophile.{{Cite web |last=Stolarchuk |first=Jewel |date=25 November 2017 |title=Amos Yee receives death threats for publicly supporting pedophilia |url=http://theindependent.sg/amos-yee-receives-death-threats-for-publicly-supporting-pedophilia/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171125051611/http://www.theindependent.sg/amos-yee-receives-death-threats-for-publicly-supporting-pedophilia/ |archive-date=25 November 2017 |access-date=2018-12-08 |website=The Independent Singapore |language=en-US}} Yee had been previously invited to give a speech at Harvard College by The Open Campus Initiative, a student club,{{Cite news |last=Bishai |first=Graham W |date=17 April 2017 |title=With Provocative Speakers, New Group Aims to 'Test' Free Speech Values |language=en |work=The Harvard Crimson |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/4/7/free-speech-club/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122230735/http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2017/4/7/free-speech-club/ |archive-date=22 November 2017 |df=dmy-all}} but his invitation was rescinded 24 hours before the event.{{Cite news |last=Philemon |first=Jewel |date=11 November 2017 |title=Amos Yee set to give first ever public talk at Harvard |work=The Independent |location=Singapore |url=http://www.theindependent.sg/amos-yee-set-to-give-first-ever-public-talk-at-harvard/ |url-status=live |access-date=17 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117175311/http://www.theindependent.sg/amos-yee-set-to-give-first-ever-public-talk-at-harvard/ |archive-date=17 November 2017 |df=dmy-all}}{{Cite news |date=12 November 2017 |title=Harvard cancels Amos Yee's lecture |work=The Independent |location=Singapore |url=http://www.theindependent.sg/harvard-cancels-amos-yees-lecture/ |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115150711/http://www.theindependent.sg/harvard-cancels-amos-yees-lecture/ |archive-date=15 November 2017 |df=dmy-all}} Out of money, Yee asked for donations from his followers via Facebook, stating he would rather borrow than take a job he did not like.{{Cite news |date=3 November 2017 |title=Amos Yee prefers handouts than finding a job; resorts to crowdfunding online to survive in US |work=The Independent |location=Singapore |url=http://www.theindependent.sg/amos-yee-prefers-handouts-than-finding-a-job-resorts-to-crowdfunding-online-to-survive-in-us/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040124/http://www.theindependent.sg/amos-yee-prefers-handouts-than-finding-a-job-resorts-to-crowdfunding-online-to-survive-in-us/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |df=dmy-all}} Shortly after his appeal for donations, he was banned from Facebook for 30 days for violating Facebook's community standards.{{Cite news |date=30 November 2017 |title=Amos Yee is banned from Facebook |work=The Independent |location=Singapore |url=http://www.theindependent.sg/amos-yee-is-banned-from-facebook/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035525/http://www.theindependent.sg/amos-yee-is-banned-from-facebook/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |df=dmy-all}} Twitter also suspended his account.{{Cite news |last=Wong Pei-ting |date=8 May 2018 |title=YouTube terminates Singapore blogger Amos Yee's account for violating community guidelines |work=South China Morning Post |location=Hong Kong |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2145142/youtube-terminates-singapore-blogger-amos-yees-account |url-status=live |access-date=8 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185148/http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2145142/youtube-terminates-singapore-blogger-amos-yees-account |archive-date=8 May 2018 |df=dmy-all}}

In April 2018, the Toy Industry Association pulled ads from YouTube following a CNN report stating 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.{{Cite web |author1=Paul P. Murphy |author2=Kaya Yurieff |author3=Gianluca Mezzofiore |date=19 April 2018 |title=Exclusive: YouTube ran ads from hundreds of brands on extremist channels |url=https://money.cnn.com/2018/04/19/technology/youtube-ads-extreme-content-investigation/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180511003635/https://money.cnn.com/2018/04/19/technology/youtube-ads-extreme-content-investigation/index.html |archive-date=11 May 2018 |access-date=8 May 2018 |df=dmy-all}} In early May 2018, YouTube terminated Yee's channel for violating community guidelines.{{Cite news |date=8 May 2018 |title='Paedophilia-defending' YouTuber removed |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44039616 |url-status=live |access-date=21 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620035216/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44039616 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |df=dmy-all}} In July 2018, Yee's Patreon account was shut down.{{Cite web |last=Rajah |first=Obbana |date=20 July 2018 |title=Looks like Amos Yee might just be returning to Singapore |url=http://theindependent.sg/looks-like-amos-yee-might-just-be-returning-to-singapore/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821160535/http://theindependent.sg/looks-like-amos-yee-might-just-be-returning-to-singapore/ |archive-date=21 August 2018 |access-date=21 August 2018 |website=The Independent |df=dmy-all}}

In December 2018, Yee's Facebook and Twitter pages were shut down, as well as his WordPress blog, where he had continued to express pro-paedophilia views.{{Cite news |last=Thet |first=Nyi Nyi |date=10 December 2018 |title=Lady who helped Amos Yee get asylum in US now wants him deported from US |work=Mothership.sg |url=https://mothership.sg/2018/12/amos-yee-melissa-chen-deport/ |url-status=live |access-date=10 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211010226/https://mothership.sg/2018/12/amos-yee-melissa-chen-deport/ |archive-date=11 December 2018}}{{Cite news |last=Lay |first=Belmont |date=10 December 2018 |title=Amos Yee banned from Facebook & Twitter as he was getting pro-paedophilia people to join his community |work=Mothership.sg |url=https://mothership.sg/2018/12/amos-yee-banned-from-facebook-twitter/ |url-status=live |access-date=11 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214213831/https://mothership.sg/2018/12/amos-yee-banned-from-facebook-twitter/ |archive-date=14 December 2018}} After a 9-month internet hiatus, Yee stated in a September 2019 interview that he had been busy creating pro-paedophilia videos.{{Cite news |date=September 8, 2019 |title=Interview: He's been busy making pro-pedophilia videos |url=http://theindependent.sg/exclusive-with-amos-yee-hes-been-busy-making-pro-pedophilia-videos-and-does-not-care-for-singapore-anymore/ |url-status=live |access-date=3 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003101919/http://theindependent.sg/exclusive-with-amos-yee-hes-been-busy-making-pro-pedophilia-videos-and-does-not-care-for-singapore-anymore/ |archive-date=3 October 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Rajah |first=Obbana |date=2 September 2019 |title=Amos Yee resurfaces after long hiatus, says, "Most pedophiles just want a friendly, loving relationship with children" |url=https://theindependent.sg/amos-yee-resurfaces-after-long-hiatus-says-most-pedophiles-just-want-a-friendly-loving-relationship-with-children/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017130411/https://theindependent.sg/amos-yee-resurfaces-after-long-hiatus-says-most-pedophiles-just-want-a-friendly-loving-relationship-with-children/ |archive-date=17 October 2020 |access-date=2020-10-16 |language=en-US}}

In August 2020, Yee claimed in a blog post that he had been diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder while in an immigration jail in the United States. Yee also stated he was going to rebrand himself under the name "Polocle".{{Cite web |last=Stolarchuk |first=Jewel |date=3 August 2020 |title=Amos Yee now calls himself Polocle, promises to change his ways |url=https://theindependent.sg/amos-yee-now-calls-himself-polocle-promises-to-change-his-ways/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017175904/https://theindependent.sg/amos-yee-now-calls-himself-polocle-promises-to-change-his-ways/ |archive-date=17 October 2020 |access-date=2020-10-16 |language=en-US}}

In October 2020, Yee was arrested in Illinois on state charges of solicitation and possession of child pornography, after he allegedly exchanged nude photos and "thousands" of messages with a 14-year-old girl from Texas via WhatsApp while he was living in Chicago from 1 February 2019 to 30 June 2019. His bail was set at US$1 million and he was banned from internet usage while awaiting trial.{{Cite web |last=Yong |first=Charissa |date=2020-10-18 |title=Amos Yee faces deportation if convicted of child porn charges |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/amos-yee-faces-deportation-if-convicted-of-child-porn-charges |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018224845/http://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/amos-yee-faces-deportation-if-convicted-of-child-porn-charges |archive-date=18 October 2020 |access-date=2020-10-18 |website=The Straits Times |language=en}}

After initially pleading not guilty to the charges in November 2020, Yee accepted a plea agreement in late 2021 where he pled guilty to two charges of child grooming and child pornography in exchange for a sentence of six years in prison, and having 16 other charges against him dropped. Yee was also warned that he may be deported back to Singapore and may be denied entry to the U.S. in the future, as well as potentially being denied naturalisation as a U.S. citizen.{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee pleads not guilty in US court to child pornography and grooming |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-pleads-not-guilty-in-us-court-trial-child-porn-13633110 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125034041/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/blogger-amos-yee-pleads-not-guilty-in-us-court-trial-child-porn-13633110 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=2020-11-27 |website=CNA |language=en}} The sentence was backdated to when he was arrested, with him projected to be released on 8 October 2026.{{Cite web |title=New photos of Amos Yee in U.S. prison emerge online |url=https://mothership.sg/2022/03/amos-yee-prison-photos/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=mothership.sg |language=en |archive-date=8 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408033915/https://mothership.sg/2022/03/amos-yee-prison-photos/ |url-status=live}}

Two years after his sentencing, Yee was released on parole on 7 October 2023.{{Cite web |last=Hamzah |first=Aqil |date=8 October 2023 |title=S'porean Amos Yee released from US prison after serving half of 6-year term for sex-related offences |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singaporean-amos-yee-released-from-us-prison-after-serving-half-of-6-year-term-for-sex-related-offences |access-date=19 October 2023 |website=The Straits Times |language=en |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001111313/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singaporean-amos-yee-released-from-us-prison-after-serving-half-of-6-year-term-for-sex-related-offences |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title= Amos Yee, 24, out on parole after being jailed for sexually grooming & exchanging nudes with US girl |url= https://mothership.sg/2023/10/amos-yee-out-of-jail/ |date= 7 October 2023 |website= Mothership |language= en |access-date= 7 October 2023 |archive-date= 1 October 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20241001111312/https://mothership.sg/2023/10/amos-yee-out-of-jail/ |url-status= live}} He moved into a shared housing with other sex offenders. On 23 October 2023, Yee made a blog post reiterating his support of paedophilia and detailing his prison life, his life under parole, and his future plans to return to Singapore. He also stated his intention to reoffend, stating he would "do something sexual" with an underaged individual he develops an intimate relationship with. On 5 November 2023, Yee made a second blog post where he declared his intention to popularize defending paedophiles and illegal public protests.{{cite web | url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/amos-yee-back-us-prison-month-after-release-parole | title=Amos Yee back in US prison a month after release on parole | date=7 November 2023 |first=Christie|last=Chiu}}{{cite web | url=https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/singaporean-amos-yee-back-us-prison-one-month-after-release-parole | title=Singaporean Amos Yee back in US prison one month after release on parole | date=8 November 2023 }}

On 8 November 2023, it was reported that Yee had been re-arrested for violating parole conditions,{{Cite web |title=Amos Yee back in jail for violating parole, might only be released in 2026 |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/amos-yee-jail-again-violate-parole-2026-release-3912066 |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=CNA |language=en |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001111312/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/amos-yee-jail-again-violate-parole-2026-release-3912066 |url-status=live}} and had been transferred to the maximum security Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Illinois.{{Cite web |title=Singaporean Amos Yee back in custody in the US a month after release on parole |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/amos-yee-singaporean-sex-offender-back-custody-us-maximum-security-prison-3905426 |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=CNA |language=en |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001111317/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/amos-yee-singaporean-sex-offender-back-custody-us-maximum-security-prison-3905426 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Singaporean Amos Yee back in custody in the US a month after release on parole |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/locked-again-amos-yee-back-063303895.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Yahoo News |language=en |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109043406/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/locked-again-amos-yee-back-063303895.html |url-status=live}} On 12 December 2023, he was transferred to Danville Correctional Center, a medium security prison. His projected parole date is 7 November 2025.{{Cite web |title=S'porean Amos Yee violated terms of release from US jail; parole delayed till November |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sporean-amos-yee-violated-terms-of-release-from-us-jail-parole-delayed-till-november |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=The Straits Times|language=en|archive-date=20 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250520232824/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/sporean-amos-yee-violated-terms-of-release-from-us-jail-parole-delayed-till-november|url-status=live}}

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