"French prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for the managers of Australian streaming service Kick over a man's death during a live broadcast on the platform. The 46-year-old Frenchman, Raphael Graven - known online as "Jean Pormanove" or "JP" - died in August 2025 during a 12-day livestream that featured him enduring abuse and humiliation by other participants. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said she was asking the presiding judge to issue the warrants after Kick managers failed to respond to a summons to appear for questioning."
"Separately, two streamers who participated in Graven's livestream were arrested Tuesday in a parallel investigation in the southern city of Nice, near where he died. Beccuau said prosecutors wanted to question Kick executives over their "observations" surrounding the case and "the measures Kick may have taken to comply with regulations" since Graven's death. Prosecutors are also looking into the platform's books, which they called "opaque" in a statement."
"Beccuau said prosecutors wanted to question Kick executives over their "observations" surrounding the case and "the measures Kick may have taken to comply with regulations" since Graven's death. Prosecutors are also looking into the platform's books, which they called "opaque" in a statement. "Suspicious financial transactions have been identified, leading to suspicion the channel was directly funded by Kick and its directors," they said. Kick has previously said it is cooperating with the French authorities."
French prosecutors requested arrest warrants for managers of the Australian streaming service Kick after 46-year-old Raphael Graven, known online as "Jean Pormanove" or "JP", died in August 2025 during a 12-day livestream in which he endured abuse and humiliation. Paris prosecutors asked a presiding judge to issue the warrants after Kick managers failed to respond to a summons to appear for questioning. Executives sought in the probe were reported to be in Australia. Two participating streamers were arrested in Nice. Prosecutors seek to question Kick on its observations and compliance measures and are investigating opaque financial transactions linked to the channel.
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