A Canadian senior has been charged in Florida for allegedly using a drone to illegally photograph classified U.S. defence installations at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Xiao Guang Pan, 71, of Brampton, Ont., was charged with three counts of using an unmanned aircraft to photograph sensitive and vital military facilities and equipment at the Space Force base without the base commander’s prior authorization, according to a criminal complaint filed in Orlando.
Pan, originally from China, did not immediately respond to requests for comment that were sent to him by telephone and email. In a bio published on the Brampton Arts Organization’s (BAO) website, Pan is described as “an enthusiastic drone photographer/videographer for five years.”
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Pan, who is not currently detained, entered the U.S. on a tourist visa and will appear in court early next week, U.S. court records show.
On Jan. 5, 6 and 7, prosecutors allege Pan took …