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French Streamers Get Suspended Sentences over Livestreamed Death
Two grown-ups who make videos on the internet, called streamers, got in trouble with a court in France.
They made a video where they were mean to a man and hurt him for several days.
The man said he agreed to it and that it was all planned.
Many people in France were very shocked when they saw the video.
The man later died, but officials said it was because his body was not healthy.
The court said the two streamers still did something wrong by hurting and insulting him.
They got punishments that keep them out of prison if they behave, and they had to pay money as fines.
They also cannot post on social media for six months.
Now, people in charge of rules are asking video websites to watch their content more carefully.
Two French streamers received suspended prison sentences from the Nice criminal court over violent content aired on their own livestream.
Safine Hamadi was given 18 months suspended and a €5,000 fine; Owen Cenazandotti received two years suspended and a €15,000 fine.
Both were convicted of inflicting violence and incitement to hatred, but were not charged with manslaughter because the death appeared due to poor health.
Victim Raphael Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, had reportedly consented to the stunts and earned about €265,000 from streaming between 2021 and 2025.
Regulator Arcom and the Paris prosecutor's office opened investigations into Kick, which is under formal investigation, with arrest warrants requested for some of its officers.
- Who
- Two French streamers, Safine Hamadi and Owen Cenazandotti, convicted over violence against Raphael Graven (Jean Pormanove), 46.
- What
- The court handed down suspended prison sentences and fines for violence and incitement to hatred, without charging the men with manslaughter.
- Where
- Nice criminal court in France; the content was streamed on the platform Kick.
- When
- Sentences were handed down Wednesday; the incident aired last summer.
- Why
- The men subjected Graven to days of violence and humiliation on his own live stream, prompting convictions and calls for stronger platform regulation.
Court and Regulators
Streamers and Defense
Consent and scripting
Court and Regulators
The court convicted the men of violence and incitement to hatred; Hamadi's lawyer said part of the content could not be consented to or scripted.
Streamers and Defense
The streamers said the violence and humiliations were scripted and partly staged, and that Graven had consented to everything.
Charges and guilt
Court and Regulators
The prosecution and court found real wrongdoing in the violence and hatred, rejecting full justification by consent.
Streamers and Defense
The defense cited Graven's statements to police that he consented, and the court acquitted the men of abusing his psychological frailty.
Key facts
- Convicted streamers
- Safine Hamadi and Owen Cenazandotti
- Victim
- Raphael Graven, 46, known online as Jean Pormanove
- Hamadi sentence
- 18-month suspended prison term and €5,000 fine
- Cenazandotti sentence
- Two-year suspended prison term and €15,000 fine
- Social media ban
- Six months for both
- Streaming platform
- Kick (Australia-based)
- Victim's stream earnings
- About €265,000 between 2021 and 2025
- Kick investigation
- Under formal investigation; arrest warrants requested for some officers
Quotes
Tom Michel
Hamadi’s lawyer
“The conviction is mainly symbolic. We are satisfied with the ruling.” We are satisfied with the ruling,” said Tom Michel, Hamadi’s lawyer in the trial.”
theprint.in
“My client acknowledged responsibility and that part of the content they aired was not acceptable and could not be consented to or scripted.”
theprint.in
Sources
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