Hacker To Enter Plea For Celeb E-Mails

LOS ANGELES – Christopher Chaney, the so-called “Hollywood Hacker” is expected to plead guilty to nine felony charges today….

FOX 11′s Legal Analyst Robin Sax chimes in on the case in our Video Report.

He was arrested for hacking into email of accounts of several celebrities — including Christina Aguilera, Scarlett Johansson, and Mila Kunis.

He then posted their nude photos on the internet.

Chaney is headed to court Monday on charges he hacked into the email accounts of such celebrities as Scarlett Johansson whose nude photos eventually landed on the Internet.

However, Chaney’s defense attorney Christopher Chestnut said he was working with prosecutors and wouldn’t confirm the number of felony counts involved.

The maximum prison term facing Chaney on the nine felony counts is 60 years.

Article source: http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/man-to-enter-plea-for-hacking-into-celeb-e-mails-2012-03-26

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