The operator kept him on the line and investigators soon established he was calling from the west coast of Sweden. Police who raided his home found a single computer and 117 floppy disks. His mother said the boy had problems with alcohol and glue-sniffing but she had no idea he was spending his nights on the phone to America. Under Swedish law, the boy could only be charged with abuse of telephone emergency services. He did not enter a plea.
Sabotage carries a heavier sentence.
He is now in a state care institution.