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Though Juror No.4 had sympathy for Terry Childs, holding San Francisco's network hostage was breaking the law. Jason Chilton explains why he voted to convict.

The guilty verdict in the case of Terry Childs, a former network administrator for the city of San Francisco who was charged with locking up a key city network for days in 2008, is evoking mixed responses within the industry. Some insist he was punished for doing his job, others disagree.

Terry Childs was found guilty of denying computer services and faces up to five years in prison. A former administrator for the City of San Francisco, he refused to hand over passwords to city officials two years ago.

The former network administrator for the City of San Francisco refused to disclose administrative passwords to city officials in July, 2008. He was charged with violating hacking laws but his lawyer argued he did not believe all staff members were authorized to have the passwords.