Parents of Gary McKinnon and Richard O'Dwyer back Lauri Love, who is accused of breaking into US military networks
The mothers of Gary McKinnon and Richard O'Dwyer, who faced down US attempts to extradite their sons over hacking and copyright charges, have accused US authorities of targeting "young British geeks" after a vicar's son was charged with breaching US military networks from his home in rural Suffolk.
Lauri Love, 28, is facing 10 years in a US jail after being described by prosecutors as a "sophisticated and prolific computer hacker" who allegedly broke into US army and Nasa networks in an attempt to steal confidential data.
The charges against Love have drawn comparison with McKinnon, who won his decade-long battle against extradition last year after being accused of hacking US government agencies. McKinnon's mother, Janis Sharp, on Tuesday accused US authorities of targeting "young British geeks" and urged Love's family to fight any extradition attempts from Washington.
