Marvel Fitness, a YouTuber sentenced at first instance to two years' imprisonment, one of which was suspended, for moral harassment against other influencers, should be tried on appeal Tuesday, June 15 in Versailles.
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Followed by nearly 169,000 subscribers on Youtube, where he notably publishes videos of bodybuilding advice, Marvel Fitness has especially gained notoriety thanks to what he called his "
dramas
", that is to say, part of other influencers he accused of lying on the topics of fitness and getting in shape. "
Tomorrow, I'll put this bitch's career at the end of his career
" or even "
you set foot in Paris, don't worry, we're not going to miss you
": during the investigation, the Yvelinois, 32 years old today , acknowledged the reproached words but assured that they were satire. Then he remained silent during the trial in September. At the helm, influencers recounted the negative impact of these "
dramas
On their mental health and career.
Eight victims of moral harassment
At the end of the debates, Marvel Fitness was found guilty of moral harassment on eight people and violence against a lawyer, which he disputes.
It has also been banned from engaging in online creative activity.
This two-year prison sentence, one of which was suspended, was heavier than the requisitions of the prosecutor who had requested eight months of firm imprisonment.
Rarely for this kind of offense, the court had ordered a warrant of committal against Marvel Fitness.
The Youtuber, who appealed, was released on November 18 and returned online on December 16, with a tweet echoed tens of thousands of times. His new trial is scheduled for Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. at the Versailles Court of Appeal. The civil parties are waiting for "
a confirmation of the decision
" of first instance "
which gave a lot of hope by showing that the law took into account the suffering of victims of cyberstalking
", declared to AFP Me Laure-Alice Bouvier, lawyer for seven civil parties and herself represented by a lawyer as civil party in this case.
For his part, Me Juan Branco, who took over the defense on appeal of Marvel Fitness, indicated that he would plead the release. The way his client "
was thrown into the media space is a fault that will never be repaired,
" he told AFP, stressing that one of the civil parties, an influencer closely followed of 324,000 Instagram followers, was due to appear in Belgium for creating a sexually-oriented photo montage attributed to Marvel Fitness.
