French men get suspended jail sentences over livestreamed death
Two French streamers received suspended jail terms on Wednesday following the death of a man they had subjected to violence and humiliation for several days on his own live video stream, apparently with his consent, a lawyer for one of the accused said.
Two French streamers, Safine Hamadi and Owen Cenazandotti, received suspended jail terms on Wednesday after a 46-year-old man they had subjected to violence and humiliation on a live stream died. The Nice criminal court found them guilty of inflicting violence and incitement to hatred, but not of manslaughter as the probable cause of death appeared to be Graven's poor health.
The incident on streaming platform Kick in summer shocked France, prompting calls for stricter regulation and moderation. Both streamers claimed the violence and humiliation had been scripted and Graven consented to the content, with Hamadi expressing remorse. Hamadi received an 18-month suspended sentence and fined €5,000, while Cenazandotti got a two-year sentence and fined €15,000.
They were also banned from social media for six months. The court acquitted them of abusing Graven's psychological frailty as he had consented to the stunts. Prosecutors said Graven earned about €265,000 from his streams between 2021 and 2025, and Kick is under formal investigation with arrest warrants issued for some of its officers.
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