[gamblor956]

Consider that your hypothetical scenario includes at least two distinct criminal charges: breaking and entering, and vandalism. In some jurisdictions, these would each be misdemeanors punishable by up to 1 year in jail. In most jurisdictions, these would be felonies, punishable by more than a year in jail (varies by jurisdiction and circumstances of charges but usually 2 to 5 for low-level crimes like these).

So one way to look at this is that he got the same amount of time, or less, he likely would have gotten if he had physically broken in and changed the title of the physical print of the paper (or had been an accomplice to others who actually perpetuated the criminal acts).