Overview
- Nine of ten defendants were found guilty of cyberharassment by the Paris criminal court, with sentences reaching six months in prison.
- One defendant received a six‑month firm sentence for failing to appear, while eight were given suspended terms of four to eight months.
- The presiding judge, Thierry Donnard, cited a will to harm expressed in degrading and insulting posts about Brigitte Macron’s supposed identity and alleged pedocriminality.
- Prosecutors identified three prominent instigators—Aurélien Poirson‑Atlan (Zoé Sagan), Amandine Roy and Bertrand Scholler—with others described as followers who relayed the content.
- Brigitte Macron’s 2024 complaint detailed severe effects on her family, and on the eve of the verdict she said on TF1 that she aims to set an example in fighting harassment.