US EditionTen on Trial in Paris over Sexist Cyber-Harassment of Brigitte Macron
Ten defendants face up to two years in prison for sexist cyber-harassment of Brigitte Macron, involving false claims about her gender and relationship, prosecutors said.
- On Tuesday in Paris, Tiphaine Auzière, 41, daughter of Brigitte Macron, took the stand on the trial's second day where ten defendants face cyberbullying charges.
- Amid the 24-year age gap, posts suggested Brigitte Macron was born Jean-Michel Trogneux and linked the difference to accusations of paedophilia involving Emmanuel Macron, 47, President of France.
- Auzière described the personal toll, saying children and grandchildren of Brigitte Macron face taunts at school and Brigitte Macron, 72, alters outfits and posture as her health deteriorates.
- The prosecutors seek up to €8,000 in fines, and the defendants face up to two years in prison, with a verdict likely later; the Macrons' lawyer plans to present photographic and scientific evidence in U.S. proceedings.
- Defendants argued their posts were humour or satire invoking 'freedom of expression', while Natacha Rey and Amandine Roy were acquitted on appeal after prior slander convictions; some posts have tens of thousands of online views, and the Macrons plan U.S. court proceedings with Tom Clare.
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PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Ten individuals are set to stand trial in Paris for alleged sexist cyber-bullying of Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife, for suggesting she is transgender and making “malicious remarks” about the fact that their relationship began when she was 39 and he was 15.WHO WAS INVOLVED: The defendants include an elected official, a gallery owner, a teacher, and others accused of spreading unsubstantiated c…
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