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Eight Convicted in Kim Kardashian's 2016 Paris Robbery Case

A Paris court found eight defendants guilty in the $10 million jewellery heist, while two were acquitted; most sentences were suspended due to time served.

Kim Kardashian leaves the courthouse in Paris last week.
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This court sketch made on May 13, 2025 in Paris shows US celebrity Kim Kardashian (L), next to assistant public prosecutor Anne-Dominique Merville, testifying before the Assize Court for the trial over the 2016 robbery that saw her relieved of millions of dollars' worth of jewellery at gunpoint. The trial of this sensational nine million euro jewellery robbery opened in Paris on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Benoit PEYRUCQ / AFP)

Overview

  • Aomar Aït Khedache, the 69-year-old alleged ringleader, received an eight-year sentence with five years suspended, avoiding further imprisonment due to time served.
  • Kim Kardashian testified earlier this month, recounting her fear of being raped and killed during the robbery, which she described as a life-altering trauma.
  • The robbery, carried out by a group dubbed the 'grandpa robbers,' remains France's largest private theft in two decades, with most of the stolen jewellery still unrecovered.
  • The trial, spanning nearly a decade after the 2016 heist, highlighted vulnerabilities in celebrity security and the risks of real-time social media sharing.
  • The court considered the advanced ages and health conditions of the defendants, leading to lenient sentences and no additional jail time for those convicted.