Overview
- The Cour de cassation refused to admit Jean‑Marc Morandini’s appeal on January 14, making his conviction legally final.
- The Paris appeals court sentence now stands: two years’ imprisonment suspended, a €20,000 fine, a lifetime ban on work involving minors, and registration on the sexual‑offender file.
- The case concerned explicit messages to two 15‑year‑olds in 2013 and 2015–2016 and a 2009 request that a 16‑year‑old undress and masturbate during an audition.
- CNews told AFP he will continue hosting his program from Thursday, and Morandini said he is considering an application to the European Court of Human Rights.
- In a separate matter, he was sentenced on appeal in January 2025 to 18 months suspended for sexual harassment, with his cassation appeal in that case still pending.