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A man who hit a woman in front of a Paris cafe, indignantly after a video of the attack became viral, was sentenced to six months in prison and a fine of 2,000 €, said lawyers in France.
The video of the 22-year-old student Marie Laguerre's attack, which she uploaded on social media, reinforced support for a project to punish sexual harassment on the streets and transport in France. La France.
The court found that the defendant, named only Firas M, was liable for his actions when he had hit Laguerre.
The sentence also included a six-month suspended prison sentence and a treatment order for the drug and alcohol problem.
Noémie Saidi-Cottier, lawyer at Laguerre, said: "My client wanted a punishment, but she did not want her head to spin, she just wanted him to learn a lesson. If he does not do it again, she feels that she has won. "
A few days after the video went viral, lawmakers passed a law imposing fines of up to € 750 on calls from cats and aggressively aggressive people.
Firas M was convicted of aggravated violence with an object used as a weapon and not sexual harassment because the new law had been passed after the assault.
The footage showed a man throwing an ashtray at a woman he had shouted at, then returning to her and hitting her face before moving away. Three men and a woman from the cafe terrace challenged him but eventually let him go.
Police arrested him in August.
