Christopher Chaney, 35, was arrested in October (11) and charged with over 20 crimes relating to allegations he had illegally accessed a number of celebrities’ accounts, which resulted in the leak of Johansson’s nude photos.
He initially denied the claims, but recently struck a deal with prosecutors and confessed to nine felonies, including identity theft, wiretapping, and unauthorised access and damage to a protected computer, during a court hearing on Monday (26Mar12).
He was placed in handcuffs immediately after entering his plea and is due to be sentenced in July (12).
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Chaney faces up to 60 years in prison for the charges.
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