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Jean Pormanove: violence, death and the Kick investigations
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Jean Pormanove: violence, death and the Kick investigations

Naruto and Safine were convicted over violence shown in livestreams involving Jean Pormanove, whose 2025 death was not attributed to third-party violence. French authorities are separately investigating Kick, its managers, moderation and financial links to the channel.

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CommentaryMEDIAPART · INITIALVerified by the editors

Mediapart exposed violence on the JeanPormanove channel

Mediapart published an investigation into livestreams in which vulnerable participants, including Raphaël Graven and Coudoux, were subjected to recurring physical and psychological humiliation. The outlet described a business model in which degrading or violent content was used to attract audiences and donations. The publication became the starting point for the later Nice criminal investigation.

Bataille de Cotoreps: humiliations and violence on Kick ↗
Checked December 14, 2024 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryMEDIAPART · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Nice prosecutors detained two streamers in the first inquiry

The Nice prosecutor's office placed two streamers identified in reporting as Naruto and Safine in police custody as part of a preliminary investigation opened following the December revelations. Raphaël Graven and Coudoux were also interviewed during the investigation. Prosecutors later said that both men strongly rejected describing themselves as victims and said the acts were staged to generate attention and revenue. Their stated position did not prevent prosecutors from continuing the investigation.

Two Nice influencers placed in police custody over Kick abuse ↗
Checked January 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryMEDIAPART · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Gendarmes visited the Lokal shortly before Graven's death

Footage reviewed by Mediapart showed gendarmes visiting the livestream location on August 13 and again on August 14 while broadcasting was underway. The outlet also documented an earlier visit in mid-July after footage circulated showing Jean Pormanove inside the trunk of a car. The visits establish that law enforcement had direct contact with the filming location shortly before the death. They do not establish what officers knew about every part of the ongoing broadcast.

Gendarmes visited the filming location days before the death ↗
Checked August 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryMEDIAPART · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Jean Pormanove died during the marathon Kick livestream

Raphaël Graven died in his sleep during a livestream from the Lokal near Nice after approximately 298 to 300 hours of continuous broadcasting. The death occurred during the night of August 17 to 18. The Nice prosecutor opened an investigation into the circumstances of the death. At that stage, the existence of earlier violence did not establish that the violence caused his death.

Jean Pormanove dies during livestream after months of mistreatment ↗
Checked August 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ResponseLE MONDE · RESPONSEVerified by the editors

Kick banned the co-streamers and reviewed its French operation

Kick publicly expressed condolences and said all co-streamers who had participated in the broadcast were banned pending the investigation. The company also said it had ended its relationship with its former French social-media agency and was conducting a broader review of French-language content. The action took place after Graven's death and after months of the channel operating publicly on Kick.

French streamer's on-air death: Does the Kick platform bear responsibility? ↗
Checked August 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CorrectionMEDIAPART · CORRECTIONVerified by the editors

Initial autopsy results found no traumatic cause of death

Forensic doctors reported that Graven's death was not traumatic in origin and was not linked to intervention by a third party. Additional analyses were ordered at the time. This finding materially changed the legal interpretation of the case: the livestreamed violence remained under investigation, but the available medical evidence did not establish that Naruto, Safine or another person caused Graven's death.

First autopsy results in the Jean Pormanove case ↗
Checked August 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryARCOM · RESPONSEVerified by the editors

Arcom opened regulatory discussions concerning Kick

French digital regulator Arcom announced that it was engaging with Kick and Malta's regulator over the platform's obligations under the European Digital Services Act framework. Arcom emphasized the responsibility of platforms concerning access to illegal content. The regulator did not determine criminal liability for Graven's death, which remained a matter for judicial authorities.

Kick.com regulation: Arcom talks to the platform and Maltese regulator ↗
Checked August 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryLE MONDE · RESPONSEVerified by the editors

Kick told Arcom it would review its moderation processes

After discussions with Arcom, Kick said it would review its content-moderation processes and work on changes to its terms of use. It also committed to cooperating with European regulators. These were announced measures and commitments. The announcement itself does not establish whether earlier moderation met Kick's legal obligations.

Kick says it will review moderation after Jean Pormanove's death ↗
Checked August 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryARCOM · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Arcom condemned Kick for temporarily reopening the channel

Kick temporarily lifted the block on the JeanPormanove channel, explaining that access was needed to respond to requests from authorities seeking audiovisual records. The change also made the channel available to the wider public. Arcom publicly condemned that decision, stating that providing evidence to authorities did not justify reopening the material publicly and calling on Kick to block the channel again.

Arcom condemns Kick's decision to lift the JeanPormanove block ↗
Checked August 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryMEDIAPART · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Paris prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into Kick

The Paris prosecutor's office opened a separate preliminary investigation concerning Kick. This created a distinct legal branch from the Nice proceedings focused on the streamers themselves and from the investigation into Graven's death. The Kick inquiry concerned the platform's conduct and potential offenses connected to the distribution and handling of the livestreamed material.

A third judicial investigation targets Kick ↗
Checked August 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryMEDIAPART · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Officials disclosed dozens of pre-death reports about the channel

Reporting based on statements from France's digital minister said the Interior Ministry's PHAROS reporting system had received around 80 reports concerning the JeanPormanove channel before Graven's death. Mediapart also reported five gendarmerie visits to the filming location during the month before the death. The disclosure documented the extent of prior reporting to authorities but did not by itself establish which agency had sufficient legal authority or information to stop the broadcasts.

Interior Ministry received 80 reports before Jean Pormanove's death ↗
Checked August 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
ResponseLE MONDE · RESPONSEVerified by the editors

Kick publicly disputed criticism from French officials

Kick issued a statement contesting allegations that it had failed to comply with the law and criticized what it described as misinformation and politicized arguments from French officials. The statement represented Kick's public defense. It did not resolve the legal questions later examined by French prosecutors and courts.

Kick criticizes political arguments after Jean Pormanove's death ↗
Checked August 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryMEDIAPART · UPDATEVerified by the editors

New Lokal-associated streams prompted another police search

Mediapart reported that violent staged content had resumed in broadcasts associated with the Lokal after Jean Pormanove's death. The Nice prosecutor opened a new investigation for group violence and distribution of footage showing intentional violence. Investigators searched the Lokal filming premises and seized computer equipment. The publication concerned subsequent activity by people associated with the group and does not mean that every defendant in the original case participated in each later stream.

Violent streams resume and police search the Lokal ↗
Checked October 9, 2025 at 11:00 AM
UpdateTRIBUNAL JUDICIAIRE DE PARIS · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Paris court rejected a complete French block of Kick

The Paris judicial court rejected the French state's request to block the entire Kick platform for six months, finding a platform-wide block disproportionate. The court nevertheless required Kick to maintain the JeanPormanove channel's inaccessibility and prevent the violent content from reappearing through mirror channels. The ruling separated platform-wide access from the handling of content directly connected to the case.

December 19, 2025 rulings concerning Kick and Shein ↗
Checked December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
CommentaryPARIS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Paris prosecutors opened a judicial investigation into Kick

The Paris prosecutor opened a formal judicial investigation into Kick and its legal and de facto managers. The listed suspected offenses included unlawful provision of an online platform in an organized group, organized money laundering, failure to assist a person in danger, failure to prevent an offense against physical integrity and distribution of recordings showing intentional violence. Prosecutors said Kick's managers had been invited for questioning but did not appear. Prosecutors therefore requested arrest warrants against the specifically named individuals. They also said investigators had identified financial flows that created suspicion of direct financing of the JeanPormanove channel by Kick or its managers. These financial allegations remain investigative claims and are not a conviction.

Opening of judicial investigation into Kick and warrant requests ↗
Checked January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
UpdateMEDIAPART · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Naruto and Safine returned to police custody

Naruto and Safine were again placed in police custody as prosecutors resumed the investigation that had begun before Graven's death. The allegations examined included group violence, violence involving weapons, offenses involving minors, abuse of weakness, hate or discrimination related to disability or sexual orientation and recording or distributing images of violence. On January 28, prosecutors announced that both streamers would face trial before the Nice criminal court beginning July 6.

Naruto and Safine to stand trial in July ↗
Checked January 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM
CorrectionLE MONDE · CORRECTIONVerified by the editors

The investigation into Graven's death was closed

The investigation specifically examining Jean Pormanove's death was closed without further prosecution in February 2026. Reporting on the later criminal trial states that the autopsy had found no evidence of third-party intervention. This closure concerned the cause of death. It did not end the proceedings concerning earlier violence, abuse of weakness, violent footage or hate-related offenses, and it did not end the separate investigation into Kick.

Safine and Naruto present different defenses at the Nice trial ↗
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CommentaryMEDIAPART · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Copies of violent footage remained available outside Kick

Mediapart reported finding videos from the JeanPormanove ecosystem still circulating on YouTube, TikTok and Facebook after courts had required JeanPormanove-related mirror channels on Kick to be shut down. The publication documented continued distribution of the footage but did not establish that Kick itself controlled reposts hosted by unrelated platforms.

Banned JeanPormanove abuse videos remain online ↗
Checked March 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM
ResponseLE MONDE · RESPONSEVerified by the editors

Naruto and Safine went on trial in Nice

The Nice criminal court opened the trial of Naruto and Safine over violence, abuse of weakness, distribution of violent footage and incitement to hatred or violence connected to the livestream operation. The case included conduct involving Jean Pormanove, Coudoux and minors. Naruto maintained that the material was staged entertainment and disputed the broader media and judicial interpretation of the channel. Safine took a different position, acknowledged violence shown in footage and expressed regret and disgust at parts of the material. The trial did not concern criminal responsibility for Graven's death.

Safine and Naruto present different defenses at the Nice trial ↗
Checked July 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
UpdateLE CLUB DES JURISTES · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Prosecutors sought prison terms and permanent digital bans

The prosecution requested a 30-month sentence for Naruto, including 12 months to be served under electronic monitoring and 18 months suspended, together with a €30,000 fine. For Safine, prosecutors requested an 18-month suspended sentence and a €15,000 fine. The prosecution also requested permanent digital publication bans for both defendants. These were prosecutorial requests, not the final judgment.

Prosecutors seek prison sentences in the Pormanove case ↗
Checked July 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
UpdateREUTERS · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Naruto and Safine were convicted and given suspended terms

The Nice criminal court convicted Naruto and Safine over the livestreamed violence and related offenses. Owen Cenazandotti received a 24-month suspended prison sentence and a €15,000 fine. Safine Hamadi received an 18-month suspended sentence and a €5,000 fine. Both received six-month digital publication bans. The court's penalties were lighter than those requested by prosecutors. Neither man was convicted of causing Jean Pormanove's death, and the ruling should not be described as a homicide or manslaughter conviction. The separate judicial investigation into Kick and its managers remained ongoing after the judgment.

French men get suspended jail sentences over livestreamed death ↗
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1French men get suspended jail sentences over livestreamed deathReuters · LinkConfirmation2Naruto and Safine receive suspended sentences and digital bansMediapart · LinkSecondary source
Checked August 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM
ReactionREUTERS · REACTIONVerified by the editors

Safine's lawyer said he was satisfied with the ruling

After the Nice judgment, Safine Hamadi's lawyer Tom Michel publicly characterized the conviction as mainly symbolic and said the defense was satisfied with the ruling. He also said that Safine had acknowledged responsibility and accepted that part of the content broadcast by the group was unacceptable and could not be justified as consensual or scripted. The statement represents the defense's immediate reaction to the judgment. It does not alter the court's findings or the separate investigation concerning Kick.

French men get suspended jail sentences over livestreamed death ↗
Checked August 4, 2026 at 04:00 PM
ReactionLE MONDE · REACTIONVerified by the editors

France's high commissioner for children reacted to the verdict

France's high commissioner for children, Sarah El Haïry, publicly reacted to the judgment. She said the trial demonstrated that activity in the digital world does not remove individual responsibility or the consequences of people's actions, and argued that audience growth and attention-seeking cannot justify violence or dehumanization. The statement is an institutional reaction to the court proceedings rather than a new judicial finding.

Two French streamers convicted over violence preceding live death of associate ↗
Checked August 4, 2026 at 04:00 PM
UpdateLE MONDE · UPDATEVerified by the editors

Le Monde reported a separate financial investigation into the streamers

In its reporting on the judgment, Le Monde stated that Naruto and Safine were also under investigation concerning their finances and that income generated through their streaming activity had not been declared to tax authorities. This financial investigation is separate from the Nice criminal judgment concerning violence and from the Paris judicial investigation examining Kick. The publication does not specify when the financial investigation began or its current procedural stage.

Two French streamers convicted over violence preceding live death of associate ↗
Checked August 4, 2026 at 04:00 PM
ReactionTIMES OF INDIA · REACTIONVerified by the editors

International coverage continued after the convictions

The Times of India published an English-language reconstruction of the case following the August 5 judgment. The report summarized the convictions, the violence documented during the livestreams, the prosecution's requested penalties and the defendants' differing positions at trial. The publication does not contain a new direct statement from Naruto, Safine or Kick. It also refers to later activity associated with the Lokal group, but that activity predates the August judgment and is already part of the broader chronology.

Why were Naruto and Safine handed suspended sentences over Jean Pormanove? Here's what we know ↗
Checked August 5, 2026 at 04:00 PM
ReactionTHE SUN · REACTIONVerified by the editors

The Sun published further international coverage of the ruling

The Sun published and subsequently updated coverage of the convictions, reproducing details about the suspended sentences, fines, six-month posting restrictions and Tom Michel's reaction to the judgment. The article states that an arrest warrant had been issued for some Kick officers. That wording conflicts with the Paris prosecutor's January statement and with Reuters' subsequently corrected report, which state that arrest warrants were requested. The issued-warrant claim is therefore not treated as confirmed.

Two streamers receive suspended sentences after Jean Pormanove case ↗
Checked August 5, 2026 at 04:00 PM
ResponsePEOPLE · RESPONSEVerified by the editors

Naruto's lawyer challenged the conviction while Kick declined comment

PEOPLE published additional post-verdict reactions attributed to reporting by The New York Times. Owen Cenazandotti's lawyer described the conviction as disproportionate and argued that the participants were friends receiving money for challenges and that the conduct did not cause Raphaël Graven's death. The latter point is consistent with the separate finding that the death was not attributed to third-party intervention, but it does not negate the convictions for violence and other offenses. The same report said Kick told The New York Times that it had no comment on the convictions because the company was not a party to the Nice criminal case. PEOPLE's article contains discrepancies concerning Cenazandotti's sentence and the scope of the six-month posting restriction when compared with Reuters and Le Monde. Those conflicting details are not treated as confirmed.

2 Men Convicted After French Streamer Jean Pormanove's Death on Livestream ↗
Checked August 6, 2026 at 04:00 PM
CorrectionREUTERS · CORRECTIONVerified by the editors

Reuters corrected the status of the requested Kick arrest warrants

Reuters updated its August 5 report to correct the description of the legal action concerning some Kick officers. The corrected article states that French prosecutors had requested arrest warrants rather than that warrants had already been issued. This correction confirms the distinction already used in the existing StreamConflicts chronology. The available material still does not establish that the requested warrants have subsequently been issued or executed.

French men get suspended jail sentences over livestreamed death ↗
Checked August 6, 2026 at 04:00 PM
Latest updateReactionTIMES OF INDIA · REACTION2 confirmations

Times of India published another post-verdict reconstruction of the Jean Pormanove case

Times of India published a new English-language article after the Nice judgment reconstructing the Jean Pormanove case and the convictions of Safine Hamadi and Owen Cenazandotti. The article reiterated that both men were convicted over violence connected to the livestream operation but were not convicted of causing Raphaël Graven's death. The publication discusses the wider questions raised by the case concerning consent, livestream safety and online content. It does not contain a new direct statement from Naruto, Safine, Kick or French authorities and does not report a new judicial development.

French streamer Jean Pormanove's shocking death takes another turn as two men are convicted over livestream violence ↗
Checked August 9, 2026 at 05:40 PM
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