@pstat1020 He did something that only helped human kind, and in order to defend the humanity of his actions he had to reject the plea. He tried to do the right thing and buckled under the weight.
A layman saying sentenced when they should have said charged still conveys the injustice.
Aaron Swartz would have been 36 today.
Aaron committed suicide after being sentenced to 35 years in prison by US authorities for transferring and sharing scientific articles from JSTOR.