Overview
- The Associated Press photo was taken outside the Louvre on the day thieves stole France's crown jewels, showing the teen striding past police.
- He is 15-year-old Pedro Elías Garzón Delvaux of Rambouillet, who gave an in-person interview confirming he was not connected to the theft.
- He says he was headed to the museum with his mother and grandfather and did not know it had been closed because of the robbery.
- His vintage look, including a fedora he calls a homage to French Resistance hero Jean Moulin, fueled online theories and even claims the image was AI-generated.
- After days of speculation and messages from friends who spotted him in global coverage, he made his Instagram public and says he would consider film opportunities.