Teen plotting attacks on women charged in France's first 'incel' case / Photo: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN - POOL/AFP
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Teen plotting attacks on women charged in France's first 'incel' case
An 18-year-old French man suspected of planning attacks on women has been charged in the country's first case of a terror plot linked to the misogynist "incel" movement, officials said on Wednesday.
According to a source close to the investigation, the suspect, Timothy G., was arrested on Friday by the DGSI security service near a public high school in the southeastern city of Saint-Etienne.
According to sources close to the case, the suspect was arrested with two knives in his bag and identified himself as a member of the "incel," or involuntary celibate, subculture.
The "incel" movement is an internet subculture rife with misogyny, with men tending to blame women and feminism for their romantic failings.
They typically target those who they see as attractive or sexually active women.
The National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) said that an investigation had been opened on Tuesday "against an 18-year-old man claiming to be part of the 'incel' movement".
The man has been charged with terrorist conspiracy with a view to preparing one or more crimes against persons and imprisoned, the PNAT said.
The involvement of anti-terror prosecutors appears to indicate that French authorities recognise this form of gender-based violence as terrorism.
On Tuesday evening, Timothy G. appeared before a judge who remanded him in custody.
He looked shy and had an almost hairless face and a slender build, according to an AFP journalist.
His lawyer Maria Snitsar described him as "a teenager who is suffering, not a fighter preparing for action".
According to one of the sources close to the case, the teenager, who wanted to become an engineer, was a fan of misogynist videos on social media, particularly short-video app TikTok.
According to another source close to the case, this is the first time the PNAT has been called upon to investigate a man who exclusively identifies as part of the "incel" subculture.
The concept had previously appeared only marginally in at least two cases handled by the anti-terrorism prosecutor's office.
F.Schneider--AMWN