White supremacist Jacob Hersant to appeal one-month jail …
Nov 8, 2024 · Jacob Hersant spoke to reporters after he was released on bail. (ABC News: Patrick Rocca)After being found guilty last month, Hersant has continued to post racist videos on social media and attend ...
White supremacist Jacob Hersant first to get jail sentence ... - Sky News
6 days ago · A white supremacist has become the first person in Australia sentenced to jail for doing a Nazi salute - but ended up spending just an hour in custody. Jacob Hersant, 25, performed the gesture ...
Far-right extremist Jacob Hersant to be jailed for Nazi salute but ...
Oct 9, 2024 · Far-right extremist Jacob Hersant was found guilty on Tuesday of performing the gesture last year, after a magistrate rejected his argument the laws were constitutionally invalid. The 25-year-old was the first Victorian charged with performing the Nazi salute in October 2023, just six days after new legislation banning the gesture came into effect.
Jacob Hersant: First person jailed after performing Nazi
Nov 7, 2024 · Jacob Hersant, 25, arrived at the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday prepared for a stint behind bars after a magistrate indicated jail was the only appropriate sentence.
Self-described Nazi becomes first person jailed in Australia for ...
Nov 8, 2024 · Jacob Hersant, 25, is also the first person in Victoria state to be convicted of giving the Nazi salute. Hersant had then just avoided a prison sentence for causing violent disorder.
Victorian extremist sentenced to one month in prison - ABC News
Nov 8, 2024 · Jacob Hersant, a prominent neo-Nazi and member of the National Socialist Network, and the first Victorian found guilty of performing an illegal Nazi salute in public, has been jailed for one month ...
Australian court convicts man for performing outlawed Nazi salute | AP News
Oct 8, 2024 · A self-described Nazi has become the first person convicted in the Australian state of Victoria of performing an outlawed Nazi salute. Jacob Hersant gave the salute and praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in front of news media cameras outside a court in 2023.
Self-described Nazi will be sent to prison for salute at sentencing ...
Oct 9, 2024 · MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A self-described Nazi will become the first person in Australia sentenced to prison for performing an outlawed Nazi salute when a magistrate sets his term next month. Magistrate Brett Sonnet told Jacob Hersant on Wednesday he will be sentenced to a “relatively modest term of imprisonment” at his next court ...
Jacob Hersant: First person convicted and jailed under Victorian …
Nov 7, 2024 · Jacob Hersant: First person convicted under Victorian laws banning Nazi salutes to appeal ... Hersant raised his right arm at about a 90-degree angle in front of journalists and news cameras ...
First person charged over Nazi salute laws found guilty - 9News
4:31pm Oct 8, 2024. The first person charged with performing the Nazi salute in Victoria has been found guilty of the offence. Jacob Hersant, 25, stared straight ahead as Magistrate Brett Sonnet handed down his decision this morning.