French 'Spider Man' charged in latest New York stunt

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

NEW YORK (AFP) — Alain Robert, best known as the "French Spider Man" for climbing buildings and monuments around the world, was charged in a Manhattan court Friday and released on parole for scaling the New York Times skyscraper, court officials said.

Robert, 45, was charged with reckless endangerment in the second degree, making graffiti, criminal trespass in the third degree and disorderly conduct. He was released on 2,000 dollars bail.

"It is a misdemeanor, it all depends on the judge, but reckless endangerment in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor. He could face up to a year in jail," said Manhattan District Attorney spokeswoman Jennifer Kushner.

Robert is due back in court on June 11, she added.

The daring climber on Thursday scaled the...