He didn't make false statements to US authorities. He made them to Thai police and the media. Boulder police put on a dog and pony show and the US media was responsible for turning it into a circus.
If he did have CP on his computer, it's too bad they couldn't nail him for that. However we can't have people being prosecuted for CP when the police can't even say when it was downloaded or who downloaded it. Next thing you know, people with compromised wireless connections could be charged for something they didn't do.
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