Overview
- The tribunal convicted the 56-year-old of importation and attempted possession of a pornographic representation of a minor, imposing six months to be served under an electronic bracelet and 12 months suspended with probation and mandated treatment.
- Judges also ordered a five-year ban on any work involving minors and his registration in the national sex‑offender file.
- The case began when delivery workers at a UPS center in Bouc‑Bel‑Air found a damaged parcel revealing a juvenile‑appearing sex doll ordered from Hydoll.fr, a site tied to a Hong Kong company.
- Prosecutors had requested a fully suspended one‑year sentence with probation, but the court went further after requalifying part of the case to attempted possession.
- Authorities link the case to wider enforcement, including about twenty buyer arrests in mid‑December related to Shein and AliExpress and a separate Tarbes conviction to two years in prison.