NJ Teen Apologizes for Exposing 1 World Trade Center's Security Flaws

Taking the high road.

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The New Jersey teenager who eluded four layers of security en route to the top of 1 World Trade Center last weekend is offering his most humble apologies.

During the wee hours of March 16, Justin Casquejo, 16, snuck through a hole in a gate, made it past a sleeping—and now unemployed—security guard, used an elevator to access the 88th floor, took the stairs to the 104th floor and climbed a ladder to access the spire. His Spider-Man adventure also revealed that there aren't—or at least weren't—any working cameras on the building's tower.

Casquejo, who's been charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass, is very sorry:

In reality, his actions brought attention to a few serious security flaws that need to be resolved ASAP. Meanwhile, NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton told reporters that police will collaborate with Port Authority to "determine exactly what happened." Here's what happened: a kid rendered a $40 million security system useless using pure curiosity.

[via Gothamist]

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