"The trial follows a defamation lawsuit filed in the United States by Macron and her husband, President Emmanuel Macron, at the end of July, in connection with the same claims promoted online that Brigitte Macron was assigned male at birth. Mme. Macron was absent as the trial opened, AFP reports. Eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60, are accused of cyber-harassment targeting the first lady."
"Two of the ten accused defendants, Natacha Rey, a self-described journalist, and Amandine Roy, a spiritual medium, have already been found liable in a civil suit brought by Mme. Macron. The women were found guilty of slander in September last year, but an appeals court overturned their convictions based on claims of "freedom of expression" in July. The first lady is appealing that decision to France's Supreme Court."
A criminal trial opened in Paris against ten people accused of promoting an unsubstantiated rumor that Brigitte Macron was assigned male at birth. Eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60, face charges of cyber-harassment after a complaint filed by the first lady in August 2024 led to arrests in December and February. A related defamation lawsuit was filed in the United States at the end of July by Brigitte Macron and President Emmanuel Macron. Two defendants were previously found liable in a civil suit, but an appeals court overturned their convictions; the first lady is appealing to the Supreme Court.
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