On October 9, 2026, the Paris criminal court sentenced Rohan Rane, a 29-year-old Indian national, to twenty years of imprisonment. The judgment found that Rane had been the leader of an online discussion group organized around a masculine-centric ideology. The court found that, through this group, he directed the coercion of underage girls into performing sexual acts and encouraged them to engage in self-mutilation and torture. This sentencing highlights the severe cross-border nature of online exploitation and the judicial response to digital abuse in France.
The online group was described as a masculine-centric discussion platform where young girls were targeted. Within this virtual environment, Rane allegedly directed the coercion of these minors into performing sexual acts. In addition to sexual exploitation, the group’s discourse encouraged them to engage in self-mutilation and torture. The court’s findings noted that the abuse occurred through online means.
The twenty-year term reflects the gravity of the offenses regarding the sexual exploitation of minors and the infliction of bodily harm. The case underscores the cross-border dimension of the digital abuse, as the judicial response in France addresses exploitation that transcends physical borders. This ruling demonstrates that the French justice system treats online sexual coercion and the encouragement of self-mutilation as serious offenses, regardless of the perpetrator's nationality or location.
The court’s findings noted that the abuse occurred through online means.