YouTuber Norman in police custody for rape and corruption of minors

The Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed that the YouTube star was heard this Monday as part of a preliminary investigation entrusted to the miners’ protection brigade (BPM), for accusations “involving several young women”.

mo12345lemonde with AFP

Norman Thavaud, hexagonal star precursor of YouTube, with more than 10 million subscribers, was placed in police custody, Monday, December 5, for rape and corruption of minors, said the Paris prosecutor’s office at the agency France-Presse, confirming Liberation information .

The one who animates the “Norman makes videos” account is according to the daily in police custody as part of a preliminary investigation entrusted to the miners’ protection brigade (BPM), for accusations “involving several young women “.

Still according to Liberation, the name of the Youtubeur had been cited in the #BalanceTonyoutubeuren wave August 2018 following a tweet from Lucas Hauchard, alias Squeezie, the French number 1 (17.6 million subscribers to date ), denouncing the inappropriate behavior of certain videographers who “take advantage of the psychological vulnerability of young subscribers to obtain sexual intercourse”.

/Media reports cited above.