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Paris Court to Deliver Verdict in Cyberharassment Case Against Seven Over Thomas Jolly Threats

The accused face charges of death threats, cyberharassment, and aggravated insults targeting sexual orientation and religion after the Paris 2024 Olympics ceremony.

Photo d’illustration du Palais de Justice de Paris.
Le directeur artistique français pour les cérémonies d’ouverture et de clôture des JO-2024, Thomas Jolly, pose lors d’une séance photo à Paris, le 3 novembre 2022
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Overview

  • The Tribunal correctionnel de Paris is set to announce its verdict on May 5, 2025, in the trial of seven individuals accused of cyberharassing Thomas Jolly.
  • The prosecution has requested suspended prison sentences of three to eight months, citizenship courses, and temporary online account suspensions for two defendants.
  • The harassment stemmed from backlash to the 'Festivité' tableau in the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony, which was misinterpreted by some as mocking religious imagery.
  • Defense lawyers argued that the defendants were ordinary individuals who became involved in online hate, countering claims of organized trolling.
  • Thomas Jolly and two defendants were absent during the March trial, where five others faced charges of issuing death threats and hateful messages.