Jacob Hersant becomes first Australian jailed for doing Nazi salute after losing appeal

Judge says neo-Nazi’s offending outside Melbourne court was ‘contemptuous’ and Hersant ‘relished’ the opportunity to do it Far-right extremist Jacob Hersant has been jailed for one month after losing an appeal against his Nazi salute conviction. The 26-year-old looked straight ahead as Victorian county court judge Simon Moglia re-sentenced him on Wednesday for the “contemptuous” offending.