Norman Tavo, the third YouTuber in France, was arrested on December 5 as part of an investigation into the corruption of minors and several young women.
Are YouTubers caught up in the #MeToo wave? Norman Tavo, a French YouTube star with 12 million subscribers, was taken into police custody on Monday (December 5) for questioning on charges of child rape and corruption involving several teenagers and young adults. “Some are fans of the web star and accuse him of other facts,” the source said. Set free .
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The Paris prosecutor’s office clarified daily that the procedure, opened in January 2022 by the Brigade for the Protection of Minors (BPM), concerns “six complainants”. Five of them accused Norman of rape, and both were minors at the time of the facts.
The Webedia group (AlloCiné, PurePeople, 750g, Jeuxvideo.com…) immediately responded to the news, announcing on Twitter “the termination of its cooperation” with Norman Tavo.
Already quoted on #BalanceTonYouteur
In August 2018, Norman Tavoy, who is believed to be innocent at this stage, was named in the #BalanceTonYoutubeur channel after a tweet by Lucas Hauchard, aka Skezi. The number 1 of the French “YouTube game” (17.6 million subscribers to date) threw a stone into the pond, condemning the inappropriate behavior of some videographers who “take advantage of the psychological vulnerability of young subscribers to engage in sex”.
A new twist on July 8, 2020. Quebec fan Maggie Desmarais publicly accused Norman of manipulating her into obtaining sexual photos and videos in 2018. He said he was 16 at the time of the events. After filing a complaint in the summer of 2020, he testified publicly and on video on a Quebec media website. Urbania. He then sparked “a slightly unhealthy game of emotional attachment.” “I was young, I admired him, I fell into the trap easily,” she confided, assuring that around thirty young women who had similar experiences with the French YouTuber contacted her.
Asked by AFP, Maggie Desmarais confirmed she was currently in France to confront Norman before investigators.
Dirty biology is investigated for rape
Another French YouTuber, Léo Grasset (aka Dirty Biology) has recently made headlines. Known on the platform for being one of the specialists in the popularization of science, he is the target of two preliminary investigations opened in 2022 in Paris and Lyon, on allegations of rape and sexual harassment.
The content creator has responded to the allegations Mediapart: in the video published on his channel in mid-November, where he said: “I have a messy love life at times, and sometimes I make big jokes, but still, the article paints a portrait of me that is dishonest. he builds a toxic image with innuendo and cut quotes.” The 33-year-old videographer clearly denies that he raped a young woman in 2016. The case is currently in the hands of justice.
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Source: Le Figaro
