Six Teenagers Convicted in France for Roles in 2020 Beheading of Teacher Samuel Paty

Teenagers found guilty of making false accusations and identifying teacher to his attacker; sentences range from 14 months to two years, all suspended or commuted.

Six teenagers have been convicted in France for their roles in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, who was killed after showing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a class on freedom of expression.
One of the teenagers, a girl who was 13 at the time, was found guilty of making false accusations about the class, claiming that Paty had asked Muslim students to leave before showing the cartoons.
Five other teenagers, aged 14 and 15 at the time, were found guilty of identifying Paty to his attacker, Abdoullakh Anzorov, an 18-year-old Chechen refugee who was shot dead by police at the scene of the murder.
The sentences for the teenagers range from 14 months to two years, all of which are suspended or commuted, with one of the teenagers allowed to serve a six-month sentence under house arrest with an electronic bracelet.
A second trial will open next year for eight adults also accused of complicity in the murder.