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Ryan Cleary, the 19-year-old charged in the U.K. on five counts of computer hacking activity, has Asperger's syndrome, his lawyer told a judge at a hearing today.
The BBC also reported today that Cleary was granted bail but that after prosecutors objected, he remains in custody.
Cleary was arrested earlier this week in connection with a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks said to have been the handiwork of LulzSec, a hacking group that has claimed responsibility for a number of high-profile Internet incidents recently. He has not entered a plea on any of the charges.
LulzSec denies that Cleary is one of its key associates, though it acknowledges that he hosts "one of our many legitimate chat rooms on his IRC server."
Cleary's lawyer said in Westminster Magistrates' Court today that in addition to having Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, Cleary also has agoraphobia, according to the BBC.
A hearing on the bail appeal is set for August 30, and if Cleary does win the appeal he would be banned from having "any possession which can access the Internet," the BBC said.
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The BBC also reported today that Cleary was granted bail but that after prosecutors objected, he remains in custody.
Cleary was arrested earlier this week in connection with a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks said to have been the handiwork of LulzSec, a hacking group that has claimed responsibility for a number of high-profile Internet incidents recently. He has not entered a plea on any of the charges.
LulzSec denies that Cleary is one of its key associates, though it acknowledges that he hosts "one of our many legitimate chat rooms on his IRC server."
Cleary's lawyer said in Westminster Magistrates' Court today that in addition to having Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, Cleary also has agoraphobia, according to the BBC.
A hearing on the bail appeal is set for August 30, and if Cleary does win the appeal he would be banned from having "any possession which can access the Internet," the BBC said.
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