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Four Arrested After Staged Disneyland Paris Wedding Involving 9-Year-Old

Authorities describe a staged ceremony with around 100 hired extras that prompted a probe into fraud, money laundering allegations

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Un homme a privatisé Disneyland Paris pour célébrer son mariage avec une mineure le 21 juin 2025.
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Overview

  • The staged wedding on June 21 saw Disneyland Paris privatized under the guise of a genuine ceremony featuring a 9-year-old Ukrainian child and roughly 100 hired extras.
  • Four people have been detained: a 22-year-old man believed to be British, the child's 41-year-old Ukrainian mother and two Latvian nationals aged 55 and 24.
  • Investigators have extended the custody of the British man and the 24-year-old Latvian on allegations of fraud and money laundering.
  • Medical assessment confirmed the child did not endure violence or coercion and authorities consider her unharmed.
  • Disneyland Paris staff alerted authorities when discovering the 'bride' was a minor, prompting the ceremony’s interruption.