It was an unprecedented trial which was held this Monday before the correctional court of Versailles, in the Yvelines.
That of a 31-year-old man who, with 146,000 subscribers to his fitness channel, was suspected of having carried out "digital raids", or harassment in packs, against other influencers from the same universe as his and against anonymous Internet users.
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Our story: hateful and insulting messages, the unprecedented trial of a YouTuber
This Monday, Habannou S, known as Marvel Fitness on YouTube, was sentenced to two years in prison, including one with a warrant of committal.
For the charges against him, the man faced a sentence of two years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros, which could be raised to three years in prison and a fine of 45,000 euros in the event of aggravating circumstances. ie if the victim is under 15 or is obviously vulnerable, for example.
In this case, the victims were between 19 and 34 years old.
Competitors or anonymous, against whom the accused would have pushed a part of his community, in order to harass them.
The victims tell the insults, floods of messages calling on victims to commit suicide.
In total, “dozens of YouTube videos, thousands of public stories (these ephemeral videos posted on Instagram), hundreds of tweets posted by Internet users, most often anonymous.
In all, there are several thousand pieces that feed the file, "said the lawyer for the victims, Me Laure-Alice Bouvier, to the Parisian before the start of the trial.
A lawyer who also ended up undergoing repeated assaults, to the point of becoming a civil party in this case.
