"Ten people have gone on trial in a Paris court charged with online harassment of French First Lady Brigitte Macron, the latest case linked to unsubstantiated claims about her gender. The defendants eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60 stand accused of cyber-harassment after targeting the first lady with claims that she is a transgender woman who was born a man and referring to her 24-year age gap with French President Emmanuel Macron as paedophilia."
"Delphine Jegousse, 51, known as Amandine Roy, who describes herself as a medium and an author, is considered to have played a major role in spreading the rumour about the first lady's gender after she released a four-hour video on her YouTube channel in 2021. Also among the defendants is Aurelien Poirson-Atlan, 41, known as Zoe Sagan on social media, who is often linked with conspiracy theory circles and who saw his X account suspended last year."
Ten people went on trial in Paris accused of online harassment of French First Lady Brigitte Macron, linked to unsubstantiated claims about her gender. The defendants, eight men and two women aged 41 to 60, are accused of cyber-harassment for asserting she was born a man and labeling her 24-year age gap with President Emmanuel Macron as paedophilia. The Macrons filed a defamation lawsuit in the United States at the end of July. The chief judge said the defendants' posts, which gained traction online and racked up tens of thousands of views, caused deterioration in the first lady's physical and mental health. Defendants include Delphine Jegousse (Amandine Roy) and Aurelien Poirson-Atlan (Zoe Sagan), alongside an elected official, a teacher and a computer scientist.
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