India, Jan. 5 -- A Paris court on Monday pronounced 10 people guilty on charges of cyber harassment of the First Lady of France, Brigitte Macron and spreading false claims about her being a "transgender woman".

The 10 individuals, comprising eight men and two women, were found guilty of making malicious comments over Brigitte Macron's gender and sexuality, Reuters reported. They also made other remarks such as terming the 24-year age difference between her and the President "paedophilia".

The court pronounced them guilty and sentenced them to up to eight months of suspended jail time.

Brigitte and her husband, French President Emmanuel Macron have been in similar controversies earlier after scandalous posts by cyber harassers saying sh...