Overview
- Judges found eight men and two women guilty of posting or amplifying false claims that the first lady was born male and of linking the couple’s age gap to paedophilia.
- Sentences included one six-month jail term without suspension, suspended prison terms of up to eight months, fines, mandatory cyber-harassment courses, and temporary social‑media bans.
- The court rejected defendants’ claims of humor or satire and described the remarks as malicious, degrading, insulting, and cumulatively harmful.
- Brigitte Macron said on TF1 she pursued the case to set an example and alleged attackers even altered her identity on a tax website.
- Her daughter testified the abuse has damaged the family’s quality of life, while at least one convicted defendant said he would appeal as the Macrons continue a U.S. defamation case against Candace Owens.