YouTuber in Spain banned for 5 years after tasteless prank

AP  |  Madrid 

A has banned a YouTuber from using the video sharing platform for the next five years after he played a prank by feeding toothpaste-laced to a homeless person.

A 2017 showed Khangua Ren, who goes by the nickname ReSet on social media, replacing the cream in between chocolate with and giving them to a homeless person in

In the video, Ren then addresses the audience saying that his prank would help the victim keep cleaner teeth.

A provincial court sentenced Ren last week to pay his victim 20,000 euros (USD22,500) and to a 15-month prison sentence that he won't serve unless he breaks the law again.

The verdict can be appealed.

The video caused a stir and widespread condemnation in

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First Published: Tue, June 04 2019. 14:30 IST