A last minute change of heart. Announced as one of the French bearers of the Olympic flame at the Paris Olympics, Baptist Moirotwho became famous for a video that went viral in which he set fire to objects in his room, decided to do so abandon for his participation, the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games announced on Thursday 18 April.
Messages sent to a 12 year old girl
Because on social media the young man, 29 years old, is accused of harassment against several women, including minors. “ Following the accusations made against (him) and after discussing with the organizing committee, I decided to withdraw from the torch, out of respect and to protect myself and my family “, he wrote in a post published on his Instagram account.
To understand the origin of this change of heart, you need to go to social media, where an internet user denounced Baptiste Moirot’s behavior for events dating back to 2021, shortly after the announcement of his participation in the torch. Then at the age of 26, he had been sending messages to this minor, 12 years old at the time. He decided to share screenshots of their exchanges, writing: “ It’s from 2021, I was 12 (are there any more I could show you if you want?) ”, as communicated by HuffPost.
In these messages, Baptiste Moirot told the young woman “ I spank you “, OR “ you’re a bad little girl “, ” you deserve to be punished “.
Second 20 minutes, other women, including minors at the time of the exchanges with Baptiste, also reported similar facts. Baptiste reacted very quickly on her Instagram account: “ I address these words to you with profound sincerity. I made mistakes and I am deeply sorry for them. Since I became a father and started my family, I have truly understood the importance of my actions and the example I want to set “, he wrote.
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