Two years after the complaint filed by the singer following a wave of lesbophobic remarks targeting her performance at the 35th Victoires de la Musique, the investigation has taken a leap.
Le Parisien
revealed on Tuesday June 21 that a man, an adult, was arrested the day before by investigators from the Central Office for the Fight against Crimes against Humanity and Hate Crimes (OCLCH).
He is suspected of having largely participated in the wave of harassment suffered by Hoshi and of having threatened her with death on numerous occasions.
Information confirmed by the Paris prosecutor's office.
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The young man, domiciled in Brittany and described as
"addicted to screens",
would have recognized the facts during his 24-hour police custody, before being released,
"additional investigations to be carried out before possible prosecution" ,
reports
Le
Parisien
.
Other suspects, minors, have been identified by the OCLCH.
Their identities have been forwarded to local prosecutors, who may initiate any proceedings.
"Daily Fear"
On February 14, 2020, when she was nominated for the Victoires de la musique in the stage revelation category, Hoshi kissed her companion on stage after performing
her title Amour censure
which denounces homophobia and the Manif pour tous in France.
The singer, then 23 years old, had then suffered numerous insults and threats on social networks and had filed a complaint in March 2020 for acts of moral and sexual harassment
"in a pack", "death and rape threats" ,
aggravated insults and incitement to hatred.
His agent Gia Martinelli said at the time that Hoshi wanted
to “fight, including for anyone who can't fight.
We know that there are suicides resulting from this harassment
.
On May 26, the singer posted a message on Twitter in which she claims to still be the target of hate messages, screenshots in support:
"It's been more than two years since I filed a complaint for the threats and the homophobic insults that I receive since my song
“
Amour Censure
”
.
I look good.
I don't know.
I try to be strong, but this is what I still get frequently.
Justice is slow, very slow
.
“I live with the daily fear that one of them will act.
Do you intend to act?”
, she added in another message.
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