Paris Court Convicts Online Abusers Over False Brigitte Macron Gender Claims

Overview

• The tribunal found multiple defendants guilty of cyberbullying for spreading fabricated claims about the first lady’s gender and, in some posts, falsely linking her to pedophilia.
• Sentences included harassment-awareness courses, temporary bans from social networks and prison terms, with one six-month term unsuspended and other suspended terms reported up to eight months.
• Reports differ on the total convicted and maximum terms, with coverage citing nine or ten people and top sentences ranging from six to eight months.
• Named offenders included Delphine Jegousse, tied to a four-hour 2021 YouTube video, and Aurélien Poirson-Atlan, known as Zoé Sagan, who received an eight-month suspended sentence.
• Brigitte Macron did not attend the trial, her daughter described deep family harm in testimony, and a related U.S. defamation suit targets American amplification of the rumors.