A California teenager faces felony charges and could spend decades in prison over allegations that he repeatedly broke into an acclaimed Orange County high school and hacked into computers to change his grades and steal tests–all in hopes of improving his college admissions prospects, the Los Angeles Times reports. Omar Khan, 18, should have graduated with his Tesoro High School classmates June 18; instead, he is being held in jail in lieu of $50,000 bail. Another student, Tanvir Singh, also 18, faces lesser charges and was expected to turn himself in to authorities yesterday afternoon. Khan has been charged with 69 felonies and faces more than 38 years in prison if convicted. Singh has been charged with five felony counts and could face three years in prison. The investigation is continuing, and additional charges could be filed or additional students could be involved, said Jim Amormino, a spokesman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. He said the crimes were fairly sophisticated, considering the suspects’ ages. "I think they wish they would have put their talents into studying," Amormino said…

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