Paris court finds 10 guilty of harassing Brigitte Macron online
by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris from World news | The Guardian on (#72K5G)
Teacher and publicist among those convicted of maliciously posting or sharing false claims French first lady is a man
A Paris court has found 10 people guilty of online harassment of the French first lady, Brigitte Macron, by posting or reposting malicious comments on social media that claimed falsely that she was a man.
Eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60, including a school sports teacher, an art gallery owner and a publicist, were on Monday given sentences ranging from a compulsory course in understanding online harassment to an eight-month suspended prison sentence.
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