She has a time officiated as a columnist around the table of Do not touch My TV (C8), with Cyril Hanouna. Now she hosts Facing the newsCNEWS flagship program. Christine Kelly is therefore accustomed to debates and other sensitive subjects. But in November 2021, she was shocked by the content of the comments that a user had made against her. Cyber-harassed and threatened with beheading, she had made the decision to file a complaint. Almost a year later, the verdict is in!
His name is Patrick K., he is 50 years old and is presented as a computer engineer of Cameroonian origin. His wrong? Having threatened Christine Kelly publicly on social networks via an open letter but also in a private email as well as on her telephone line, also private. This Wednesday, October 5, 2022, the Paris Criminal Court sentenced him to 18 month suspended sentence. That’s not all: he must pay the victim the sum of 10,000 euros, in view of his psychological damage. Recall that the magistrate had initially requested 12 months suspended prison sentence and a fine of 1000 euros. The final decision was therefore beyond. “This sentence is a victory for women harassed because they do their job“, released the journalist at the end of the hearing.