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.