PARIS (Reuters) -Ten people will stand trial in Paris on Monday and Tuesday for the alleged cyber-harassment of France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, in the latest legal action sparked by false claims that she is a transgender woman who was born a man.

The eight men and two women, aged 41 to 60, being tried in a Paris criminal court, are accused of making numerous malicious comments about Brigitte Macron’s gender and sexuality, even equating her age difference with her husband to “paedophilia”.

If convicted, they face up to two years in prison.

“These are tweets, posts that can be considered as harassment of Brigitte Macron,” Carlo Brusa, one of the defendants’ lawyers said, adding that his client was “serene”.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS TWEETED THE CLAIMS

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