"On Monday, the defendants, including eight men and two women aged between 41 and 65, were found guilty of making malicious comments about Brigitte Macron's gender and sexuality and equating her age difference with her husband to paedophilia. list of 3 itemsend of list Macron, 48, and the first lady, 72, who met while she was a drama teacher at his school, have been the subject of intense interest since he became president in 2017."
"For Brigitte Macron, allegations swirled on social media that she was born under the name of Jean-Michel Trogneux, the name of her brother. On Monday, eight people were handed suspended sentences of four to eight months in prison. The ninth man was sentenced to six months in jail after he was absent from the hearing, and the final person was ordered to follow a course against hate speech online."
"Of those on trial, in advance of the sentencing, prosecutors sought the heaviest sentence against Aurelien Poirson-Atlan, 41, also known on social media as Zoe Sagan. Another of the most prominent defendants, gallery owner Bertrand Scholler, 56, said the trial was targeting his freedom to think faced with the media deep state. While the Macrons largely ignored the falsehoods, they recently launched court cases challenging the comments."
Ten people were found guilty of cyber-harassing Brigitte Macron by making malicious comments about her gender and sexuality and equating her age difference with paedophilia. Defendants included eight men and two women aged between 41 and 65. Allegations circulated that she was born under the name Jean-Michel Trogneux, her brother's name. Eight defendants received suspended sentences of four to eight months, one received six months in jail in absentia, and one was ordered to take an online hate-speech course. Prosecutors sought the heaviest sentence for Aurelien Poirson-Atlan. The harassment affected Brigitte Macron and her family, prompting court actions.
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