The information was just revealed this Monday, December 5th by Publication : youtubeur Norman Thavaud has been added in custody in the context of the investigation against him for rape and corruption of minors.
The name of the comedian and creator of the videos made by the Norman channel had been mentioned as part of #BalanceTonYoutubeur in 2018.
A first investigation in 2021 on Norman Thavaud
Subsequently, Urbania’s media had investigated and collected several testimonies in 2021, including that of Maggie Desmarais, who testified that when she was 16 (and Norman Thavaud, 30), the youtuber would have encouraged her to send messages and photos to sexual background on Snapchat. .
“I trusted Norman at the time. I believe that the relationship of trust that is created, even before you talk to your favorite Youtuber, is already there because you see him at home in his videos, you feel like you know him, and he’s a good person. I think that’s why I trusted him almost blindly. I thought I knew who he was and realized I was wrong. »
He claims that when it comes to #BalanceTonYoutubeur, Norman Thavaud would get back to him asking him not to talk about their exchanges: “It might feel ambiguous, with everything that’s going on.”
The case highlights the fertile ground for manipulation and control relationships that can arise between starred content creators and their sometimes vulnerable and easily influenced audience.
After testifying publicly on Instagram, she claims to have received about thirty stories similar to hers. Maggie Desmarais is one of six women interviewed in the Norman Thavaud investigation. According to Publicationtwo of them were minors at the time of the events.
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