"A 38-year-old Ontario man who faced a rare charge under Canada's state secrets law of leaking sensitive information to a foreign entity or terrorist group has been found not criminally responsible after he posted a YouTube video that disclosed nuclear power plant vulnerabilities and provided instructions on how to cause damage. James Alexander Mousaly, who worked for provincial electricity producer Ontario Power Generation, was suffering from bipolar disorder and psychosis"
"The video was only up for less than a day before family members took it down, and there was no evidence that it was seen by more than a handful of people, court heard. Redacted partial transcripts of the audio portion of the livestream, filed in court, depict someone ranting against the nuclear industry and offering to help "any terrorist or any non-terrorist organization if you want to destroy any nuclear power station in the world.""
James Alexander Mousaly, a 38-year-old Ontario man who worked for provincial electricity producer Ontario Power Generation, livestreamed a 22-minute video on Jan. 30, 2024, disclosing nuclear power plant vulnerabilities and offering instructions on how to cause damage. He was charged under Canada's state secrets law for leaking sensitive information to a foreign entity or terrorist group. He suffered from bipolar disorder and psychosis, and a judge found his delusions included beliefs of being a prophet and a whistleblower. The video was removed within a day and appeared to have reached only a handful of viewers. An expert confirmed the video contained at least one classified vulnerability.
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