Student sentenced for airport breach
Just wanted to see girlfriend, he says
Posted: March 10, 2010 at 4:38 a.m.
Haisong Jiang, a doctoral student in a joint molecular biosciences program at Rutgers University accused of breaching Newark Liberty International Airport security, sits with his attorney Eric Bruce, left, and interpreter Patrick Feng before judge Richard Nunes during his sentencing at Newark Municipal Court in Newark on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Jiang is accused of breaching security at Newark Liberty International Airport in January.
A graduate student from China who slipped under a rope barrier at Newark Liberty International Airport to say goodbye to his girlfriend, prompting a security breach and leading to worldwide flight delays, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge Tuesday and apologized publicly for the first time.
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