The pair were convicted of violence and incitement to hatred but cleared of causing the victim’s demise
Two French livestreamers have received suspended prison sentences for repeatedly abusing and humiliating a man during online broadcasts before his death.
A criminal court in Nice found Safine Hamadi and Owen Cenazandotti guilty of violence against 46-year-old Raphael Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, as well as incitement to hatred over insults directed at him.
Graven died on August 18, 2025, while the streamers were asleep during a live broadcast. Prosecutors later said his death was probably linked to poor health and a fragile heart rather than the abuse itself.
The abuse was streamed on the Kick platform over several days. The defendants maintained that the violence and humiliation had been scripted, partly staged and carried out with Graven’s consent.
Hamadi, who expressed remorse during the trial, received an 18-month suspended sentence and a €5,000 ($5,770) fine. Cenazandotti was given a two-year suspended sentence and fined €15,000.
Both men were also banned from posting on social media for six months.
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“The conviction is mainly symbolic. We are satisfied with the ruling,” said Hamadi’s lawyer, Tom Michel. He added that his client had acknowledged that some of the content was unacceptable and could not be justified as consensual or scripted.
The court cleared the pair of manslaughter and of exploiting Graven’s psychological frailty. According to Michel, Graven had previously told police that he had consented to the stunts.
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