Paris correctional court on Friday convicted five people for cyberharassing Sophie Djigo, a philosophy teacher targeted after planning a school trip to a migrant camp. Sentences reached eight months suspended prison, with sensitization courses.
Six defendants, four men and two women aged 53 to 71, were tried Friday at Paris correctional court for moral harassment of Sophie Djigo. Five were convicted: two to eight months suspended prison for 'aggravated harassment' and 'death threats', three others to five months suspended for 'aggravated harassment'. One woman was acquitted. All convicts, absent at the ruling, must attend a digital respect sensitization course and pay a joint 9,000-euro fine. Prosecutors had sought up to 12 months suspended in January. The presiding judge stressed the line between opinion and 'outrageous and violent' social media remarks, aided by 'anonymity comfort', stating 'each added their voice to an online hate campaign'. The case dates to late 2022: details of a pedagogical trip from Lycée Watteau in Valenciennes, shared by Parents vigilants group linked to Éric Zemmour's Reconquête, sparked digital lynching. Lille's academic authority canceled the trip for safety and requested police protection for the teacher. Sophie Djigo's lawyer, Me Raphaël Kempf, welcomed the verdict after 'several years of investigations', blaming 'opinion leaders'. A defamation trial targeting Éric Zemmour and Rassemblement National figures is set for March 30-31.
