Olympic opening ceremony DJ files legal complaints
30 تموز 2024 19:04
A storm of outrage about the Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony took a legal turn Tuesday, with French prosecutors ordering police to investigate complaints from a DJ and LGBTQ+ icon that she suffered a torrent of online threats and abuse in the ceremony’s wake.
Barbara Butch’s lawyer told The Associated Press that she had filed a formal legal complaint alleging online harassment, death threats, and insults. The lawyer, Audrey Msellati, said the complaint doesn’t name any specific perpetrator or perpetrators of the alleged crimes.
The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that it received Butch’s legal complaint and said it immediately tasked a special police unit that specializes in fighting hate crimes to investigate.
Barbara Butch’s lawyer told The Associated Press that she had filed a formal legal complaint alleging online harassment, death threats, and insults. The lawyer, Audrey Msellati, said the complaint doesn’t name any specific perpetrator or perpetrators of the alleged crimes.
The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that it received Butch’s legal complaint and said it immediately tasked a special police unit that specializes in fighting hate crimes to investigate.