Two French streamers were convicted by the Nice criminal court of online violence and humiliation following a trial concerning the abuse of 46-year-old Raphaël Graven, known online as Jean Pormanove, according to Lemonde. Owen Cenazandotti, known online as Naruto, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended, and ordered to pay a €15,000 fine. Safine Hamadi, known as Safine, received an 18-month suspended prison sentence and a €5,000 fine. Both men were also handed a six-month ban on posting online.
Streamers Convicted Over Online Violence Preceding On-Air Death
The case stemmed from livestreams broadcast initially on Twitch and later on the platform France24. Prosecutors stated that the defendants subjected Graven and another vulnerable individual, Stéphane Guy, known as Coudoux, to hundreds of hours of violence, insults, and humiliation.
Court Findings and Charges
The court found Cenazandotti and Hamadi guilty of online violence and incitement to hatred. However, they were not charged with manslaughter or causing Graven’s death. According to Devdiscourse, the court acquitted them of abusing Pormanove’s psychological frailty because he had previously told police he consented to the stunts. Prosecutors noted that Graven’s death in August 2025—which occurred in his sleep during a live broadcast—was determined by an autopsy to be unrelated to trauma or the intervention of another person, and appeared to stem from his poor health and fragile heart.
During the early July hearing, prosecutor Maud Marty described the broadcasts as a system of human abuse, not just a slip or provocation,
adding that violence is the content, it’s the storyline.
Defense Arguments and Legal Reactions
Throughout the proceedings, the defendants maintained that the violence and humiliations were scripted, staged, and performed with Graven’s consent to generate attention and money. Tom Michel, a lawyer representing Hamadi, stated, My client acknowledged responsibility and that part of the content they aired was not acceptable and could not be consented to or scripted.
Michel added that the ruling was mainly symbolic
and that they were satisfied with the outcome.
The penalties handed down by the Nice criminal court were lighter than those requested by the prosecution, which had sought harsher prison terms and higher fines. According to reports, Hamadi expressed remorse during the trial, whereas Cenazandotti rejected the allegations.
Broader Context of Trash Streaming Investigations
The prosecution originated from an investigation opened in January 2025 following reports by the French investigative website Mediapart regarding what it termed the online abuse business.
The case marked France’s first prosecution targeting trash streaming,
a genre characterized by shocking and degrading videos broadcast for online audiences. Between 2021 and 2025, Graven had reportedly netted about €265,000 from his streams.
Following the incident, French officials called for increased regulation and stronger moderation of digital platforms. Sarah El Hairy, France’s high commissioner for childhood, emphasized in a statement that the buzz, the quête de visibilité ou la course à l’audience ne peuvent jamais devenir des excuses à la violence ou à la déshumanisation.