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Jacob Hersant: First man charged after Victoria banned Nazi salute found guilty
The first man charged after Victoria banned public Nazi salutes has been found guilty after a court tossed out his argument the law was constitutionally invalid.
Jacob Hersant was charged with performing the banned gesture in October last year just days after the state outlawed the public demonstration.
He had attended the County Court for an unrelated criminal matter, throwing his arm up in front of media and saying: “Australia for the white man, heil Hitler.”
Camera IconJacob Hersant was found guilty of performing the gesture outside the County Court on October 27. NewsWire/ Liam Beatty Credit: News Corp Australia
On Tuesday, Hersant returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court where magistrate Brett Sonnet found him guilty of the salute.
He will return to court on Wednesday for a plea hearing.
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