Carpenter Sentenced for Denying Internship to Muslim Teen in Vesoul Discrimination Case

A carpenter caught up in his racist and discriminatory remarks made against a teenager from the Child Welfare Service in the company of an educator, in Pesmes, Haute-Saône, nearly two years ago. The young boy wanted to do an internship. On Thursday, during his hearing at the Vesoul court, he recounted the facts. "I asked him his name, he answered ’Mohammed’, that means what it means," the defendant said, before adding: "I don’t take Muslims."

Far from expressing remorse, the carpenter continues with insinuations, amalgams and nastiness, reports francebleu. Enough to surprise the people present in the room. The judge of the Vesoul court then feels obliged to interrupt him. "The court has understood your thought," he tells him. "I probably should have kept quiet, but it comes from the bottom of myself," concludes the defendant. "Detestable remarks," qualifies the prosecutor who demands a 2,000 euro fine against him.

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Subsequently, the verdict is handed down: the carpenter is sentenced to four months in prison with a suspended sentence and a fine of 3,500 euros. He is also required to pay 600 euros in moral damages to the young person who was discriminated against. The latter was able to obtain an internship with another employer.