美国某学生入侵莎拉·佩琳邮箱而获罪

时间：2010-05-04 05:57:19

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A jury in Tennessee has convicted a former student of hacking1 the e-mail account of Sarah Palin.

田纳西州一个陪审团判定黑入莎拉·佩琳e-mail帐户的一名学生有罪。

David Kernell
David Kernell's lawyer said his actions amounted to a college prank2

David Kernell, 22, was found guilty of obstructing3（阻塞，妨碍） justice and unauthorised（无权的） access to a computer.

The son of a Democratic lawmaker, he faces up to 20 years in prison for the first charge and one year for the charge of hacking.

He broke into Mrs Palin's e-mail account during her 2008 Republican campaign for the US vice-presidency.

Kernell was cleared of a charge of wire fraud（通信欺诈） .

'Political intrigue4'

The jury were unable to agree on a verdict on a charge of identity fraud, for which he could face another trial.

Wade5 Davies, Kernell's lawyer, had said his client's actions amounted to a college prank（恶作剧） , rather than a crime.

Kernell was a student at the University of Tennessee at the time.

But prosecutors6 said it was an attempt to influence a national election through illegal means.

The jury took four days to reach a decision.

Mrs Palin, a former governor of Alaska, posted a statement on her Facebook page saying she was "thankful that the jury thoroughly7 and carefully weighed the evidence and issued a just verdict（裁定，结论） ".

"As Watergate taught us, we rightfully reject illegally breaking into candidates' private communications for political intrigue（阴谋，诡计） in an attempt to derail（脱轨，出轨） an election," it read.

Mr Davies said in a statement that Kernell, whose father is Tennessee Democratic representative Mike Kernell, was "grateful for the time and consideration the jury gave to his case".

In a 30-minute testimony8 last Friday, Mrs Palin said that Kernell had compromised（妥协） the main way she had communicated with her family during the campaign by breaking into her Yahoo e-mail account.

Earlier this week, her daughter Bristol testified that she had received harassing9（骚扰，困扰） calls and text messages after screen shots of e-mails from the account revealed her mobile phone number.

A sentencing date has not yet been set.


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1 hacking KrIzgm     
n.非法访问计算机系统和数据库的活动
参考例句：
  • The patient with emphysema is hacking all day. 这个肺气肿病人整天不断地干咳。
  • We undertook the task of hacking our way through the jungle. 我们负责在丛林中开路。
2 prank 51azg     
n.开玩笑，恶作剧；v.装饰；打扮；炫耀自己
参考例句：
  • It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.人们认为火警报警器响是个恶作剧。
  • The dean was ranking the boys for pulling the prank.系主任正在惩罚那些恶作剧的男学生。
3 obstructing 34d98df4530e378b11391bdaa73cf7b5     
阻塞( obstruct的现在分词 )； 堵塞； 阻碍； 阻止
参考例句：
  • You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway. 你不能在这里停车，你挡住了我家的车道。
  • He was charged for obstructing the highway. 他因阻碍交通而受控告。
4 intrigue Gaqzy     
vt.激起兴趣，迷住；vi.耍阴谋；n.阴谋，密谋
参考例句：
  • Court officials will intrigue against the royal family.法院官员将密谋反对皇室。
  • The royal palace was filled with intrigue.皇宫中充满了勾心斗角。
5 wade nMgzu     
v.跋涉，涉水；n.跋涉
参考例句：
  • We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.我们只好涉水过河到对岸。
  • We cannot but wade across the river.我们只好趟水过去。
6 prosecutors a638e6811c029cb82f180298861e21e9     
检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人
参考例句：
  • In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
  • You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
7 thoroughly sgmz0J     
adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地
参考例句：
  • The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
  • The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。
8 testimony zpbwO     
n.证词；见证，证明
参考例句：
  • The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
  • He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
9 harassing 76b352fbc5bcc1190a82edcc9339a9f2     
v.侵扰，骚扰( harass的现在分词 )；不断攻击（敌人）
参考例句：
  • The court ordered him to stop harassing his ex-wife. 法庭命令他不得再骚扰前妻。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • It was too close to be merely harassing fire. 打得这么近，不能完全是扰乱射击。 来自辞典例句

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