Yves de M’Bella is a television host from Ivory Coast. M’Bella received a sentence from the courts for promoting rape after an appearance with Kader Traoré. M’Bella was widely condemned after he asked his guest to demonstrate how he had sexually assaulted women using a mannequin.
Yves de M’Bella Sentencing Details
M’Bella Sentenced After Assault Performance. “A prominent television presenter in Ivory Coast has received a 12-month suspended sentence for promoting rape during a live broadcast. Yves de M’Bella had invited a man described as an ex-rapist to demonstrate on a mannequin how he had assaulted women.” [BBC]
M’Bella Fined Over Broadcast. “The court also fined the presenter, Yves de Mbella, 2 million CFA francs ($3,619.91) and banned him from leaving Abidjan, the country’s commercial capital, for one year, a spokesperson for Ivory Coast’s justice system told Reuters.” [Reuters]
M’Bella Asked Convicted Rapist To Demonstrate Technique. “De M’Bella laughingly encouraged his TV guest, a man presented as a former rapist, to use a mannequin to demonstrate how he abused his victims.” [Al Jazeera]
Mannequin Used In Demonstration. “As part of the segment, a mannequin was brought onto a stage in front of a studio audience, which the unnamed guest used to simulate his past assaults. The show’s host, Yves de M’Bella, laughed as the demonstration took place, before inviting the same guest to give women advice on how to avoid being sexually assaulted. ” [Vice]
30,000 People Demanded M’Bella Resignation. “The programme, broadcast at prime time on Monday by the private Nouvelle Chaine Ivorienne (NCI) channel, caused a nationwide outcry, including a petition signed by 30,000 people demanding that the presenters be punished.” [Al Jazeera]
Protesters Slammed M’Bella For Trivializing Rape. “Protesters surrounded the channel’s office in the commercial capital, Abidjan, holding signs that read: “Don’t trivialize rape.” Telecom authorities suspended de M’Bella from the airwaves for 30 days. A court fined the host and ordered him not to leave Abidjan for a year under a suspended prison sentence.” [Washington Post]
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