“Despite the past time, no questioning had been started” by the television host, said the president of the Paris Criminal Court on Monday, when rendering her judgment.
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He had argued in turn “clumsiness”, “humor” or “imprudence”. TV host Jean-Marc Morandini was sentenced on Monday, December 5, by the Paris Criminal Court to one year in prison with a period of probationary stay of two years for “corruption of minors” on three adolescents between 2009 in 2016, during electronic exchanges and a casting at home.
“Despite the past time, no questioning had been started” by Mr. Morandini on these “transgressive acts”, said the president of the court nevertheless stressing that he “does not come out or from the file nor debates, which can be described Mr. Morandini as a predator or pedophile “.
sexual messages
Judged on October 24 for “corruption of minors”, this PAF figure was to respond to justice of messages sent to two young people aged 15, in 2013 and 2015-2016, who consisted for one to mention Sex scenarios and, for the second, to ask him to send a photo of him naked. Faced with the criminal court, the CNews star host also appeared to have cast a casting in 2009 in a 16 -year -old during which he would have asked him to strip and masturbate.
During his trial, Jean-Marc Morandini, 57, challenged any “particular attraction” for minors. His arguments did not convince the public prosecutor, who requested a year of suspended imprisonment and an obligation of care. “It is not an imprudence to have sexualized exchanges with minors, it is an offense,” said Aurélien Brouillet prosecutor, alarming the lack of “awareness” of the defendant.
pleading the release, the animator’s lawyers castigated during the trial a file built on “very fluctuating declarations” and parasitized by “a media lynching”. “There was no intention to pervert sexuality” of the complainants, said Céline Lasek.