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Teens used CNN computers for Facebook

Aldayne Fearon and Francis Mutemwa's mugshots, respectively.
Aldayne Fearon and Francis Mutemwa's mugshots, respectively.

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ATLANTA, Jan. 27 (UPI) -- Atlanta police said they arrested two teenagers accused of breaking into the CNN newsroom and using computers to check their Facebook pages.

Atlanta police spokeswoman Kim Jones said CNN security contacted police around 3:30 a.m. Friday to report there was "someone in their secure area newsroom" on the fifth floor of CNN Center, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

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Jones said Aldayne Fearon, 18, and Francis Mutemwa, 17, were arrested and charged with criminal trespass. The spokeswoman said the teenagers gained access to the newsroom by climbing over a ledge from the Omni Hotel.

Jones said the teenagers "started working on two computers."

"At the time of their arrest, they were checking their Facebook pages on those computers," she said.

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