French Court Convicts Six Teens for Beheading Teacher in 2020

Six teenagers in France have been convicted by a juvenile court for their roles in the beheading of a teacher by an Islamic extremist. The teacher, Samuel Paty, was killed in 2020 after showing his class cartoons of the prophet of Islam during a debate on free expression. The court found five of the defendants guilty of staking out the teacher and identifying him for the attacker, while another defendant was found guilty of lying about the classroom debate. The teenagers, all students at Paty's school, received brief or suspended prison terms and were required to stay in school or jobs with regular medical checkups. The trial for eight adults suspected of involvement in the killing is expected to take place next year.