le youtubeur La Menace jugé après deux canulars
If most of the time, the revelation that it was a joke and a check…
If most of the time, the revelation that it was a joke and a control of the hand are enough to relax the atmosphere, some people trapped consider themselves victims and file a complaint. What was worth to Maxime Alexandrov to appear this Tuesday, January 31 for usurpation of quality and violence.
In January 2022, pretending to be a BAC policeman, armband and handcuffs visible, he had checked or even arrested passers-by, including a postwoman, accusing them of drug trafficking. On December 28, he had frightened a young man who thought he was going to a date for a one-night stand, by confronting him with a vision of horror: a corpse on the ground, bathing in a pool of blood in the bathroom. baths of an apartment rented to play a scene from the series “ Monster, the story of Jeffrey Dahmer”.
“My professional activity consists of making pranks and hidden cameras. I am looking for content that is very artistic and that makes people smile. It’s to entertain. It went well with the other participants”
The psychological shock was such for the victim – that Maxime Alexandrov did not have time to catch up – that a total incapacity for work of 15 days was fixed.
Dressed at the top of the class, deep voice and clear eyes, parted on the side, the videographer assures the audience that “scaring is not his goal”. His Wikipedia file is more up to date than his Kbis attesting to his self-employment.
Public amusement
“My professional activity consists of making pranks and hidden cameras. I am looking for content that is very artistic and that makes people smile. It’s to entertain. It went well with the other participants. And we have always obeyed the law versus disregarding those who ask for it. »
“He doesn’t realize the scope of what he does and the impact it can have on those trapped,” said Ms.e Chloé Mondon, the young man’s lawyer recruited on a dating site dedicated to homosexuals. “At no time is he sorry. His client fears being recognized in the video, which is still visible online.
“There is an ambush and an obvious emotional destabilization,” notes Deputy Prosecutor Catherine Figerou. “The violence is not just physical. He engages in a dangerous game that can only generate psychological repercussions. It is a trademark that society cannot tolerate. “She requires three months of suspended prison sentence, a total of 1,300 euros in fines and a citizenship course.
“The hoaxes date from the ORTF and it was no more pleasant at the time to be trapped than today”, argues Me Pierre-Marie Bonneau, the defense lawyer who pleads for release. “It may seem shocking that he makes people laugh with everything, that he mints money with his chain. He describes his client as a “public entertainer”. “There is no violence, it is an intellectual construction of the prosecution. Any compensation for damage does not necessarily require a criminal conviction. Civil liability may be engaged. »
The court rendered its decision in February.