Amos Yee

Amos Yee
Amos Yee
余澎杉
	Mugshot of Yee c. 2025
Born	Amos Yee Pang Sang; 31 October 1998; Singapore
Education	Pei Chun Public School; Zhonghua Secondary School;
Criminal status	Released on parole at 21 November 2025; Currently in a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility pending deportation to Singapore
Convictions	Singapore: Intention of wounding the religious feelings of Christians and Muslims Section 298 of the Penal Code; Obscenity Section 292(1)(a) of the Penal Code; Threatening, abusive or insulting communication; United States: Child grooming; Child pornography;
Criminal penalty	Singapore: 4 weeks' imprisonment (2015); 6 weeks' imprisonment, $4,000 fine (2016); United States: 6 years' imprisonment (2021), released on parole on 21 November 2025;
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	余澎杉
Simplified Chinese	余澎杉
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yú Péngshān
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	jyu4 paang1 saam1

Amos Yee Pang Sang (born 31 October 1998) is a Singaporean convicted sex offender, Youtuber, blogger, and former child actor.

In 2012, inspired by atheism, Yee started to upload videos to YouTube that criticised religion, particularly Islam and Christianity. His videos were aimed at both Singaporean and international youth. In 2015, Yee gained national and international attention after he uploaded a video that labelled Lee Kuan Yew, the dead former Prime Minister of Singapore, a dictator. After 32 police reports, he was arrested by the Singapore Police Force and charged for both obscenity and violations of provisions under the Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act. His trial and arrest garnered condemnation by international organisations like Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists, which highlighted restrictions on freedom of expression in Singapore.

In 2016, Yee fled to the United States, where he was granted political asylum by the Department of Homeland Security. In 2020, he was arrested by the Marshals Service at his apartment in Chicago for solicitation, possession of child pornography, and child grooming. He was sentenced to six years in prison. Yee was released on parole on 7 October 2023, but was rearrested for violating his parole conditions. On 21 November 2025, he was released under early parole. He currently faces deportation as of 5 February 2026.