France- Man, 18, tied to incel movement arrested for alleged plot to attack women, July 2025, *France’s 1st-ever ‘incel’ case*

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This is the first time France's National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office has taken on a case linked to the 'incel' or involuntary celibate movement.

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''An 18-year-old French man who claimed affiliation with the misogynist “incel” (involuntary celibate) movement has been arrested and placed under formal investigation on suspicion of planning attacks targeting women, France’s National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) said on Wednesday.

This is the first time PNAT has taken on a case linked to the “incel” movement, an online network of men motivated to engage in violence against women who they believe unjustly reject their sexual or romantic advances.''

''A source close to the investigation confirmed French media reports that the suspect was arrested near a school in the Saint-Etienne region in central France and that the man, who was carrying two knives, was suspected of planning to attack women.''

 

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''The man has been charged with terrorist conspiracy with a view to preparing one or more crimes against persons, 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, the suspect appeared before a judge who remanded him in custody. His lawyer, Maria Snitsar, described him as “a teenager who is suffering, not a fighter preparing for action”.

According to a source, the teenager, who wanted to become an engineer, was a fan of misogynist videos on social media, particularly TikTok.''

France charges 18-year-old for planning attacks in first 'Incel' terrorism case

An 18-year-old man suspected of planning attacks against women has been charged by France’s anti-terrorism prosecutors in the country’s first case to be exclusively linked to the “incel” movement.

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''Timothy G. has been charged with terrorist criminal conspiracy with intent to commit one or more violent crimes against persons and has been remanded in custody, the PNAT said.''
Described as youthful and shy, with a nearly clean-shaven face and slender build, Timothy G. appeared before a judge on Tuesday evening and was detained, AFP journalists reported.''