Wednesday, 18. August 2004

Canadian who jumped into pool gets five months in prison, appeals decision


The Canadian who caused a furor by jumping into an Olympic swimming pool was released Wednesday after paying a fine of 2,000 euros ($3,225 Cdn).

Convicted of interrupting the Olympics, Ron Bensimhon was actually sentenced to five months in prison, but the sentence was dropped in place of the fine.

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