Who Is the San Francisco Hacker?

San Francisco Department of Technology employee Terry Childs was in a jail cell Friday, accused of illegally locking out fellow authorized network administrators from the city computer network he helped build. But as the case against Childs entered its sixth day, questions remained about his motivations for the alleged crimes, the extent of the damage he allegedly did and whether the San Francisco District Attorney's Office has the expertise necessary to prosecute such a high-profile cybercrime case.

Childs, 43, plead not guilty Thursday to four felony counts of computer network tampering and one count of causing losses in excess of $200,000 as a result of the alleged tampering. Arrested last Sunday and arraigned Tuesday, Childs' bail has been set at $5 million. He has a bail hearing scheduled for next Wednesday at 9am PT.