Joël Guerriau sentenced to four years in prison after spiking lawmaker’s champagne with ecstasy
A French court has found a former senator guilty of drugging a female lawmaker with ecstasy with intent to sexually assault her.
Joël Guerriau, 68, was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday, of which 18 months must be behind bars.
The high-profile trial of the former senator comes months after France was stunned by a case that saw Frenchman Dominique Pelicot jailed for 20 years for repeatedly drugging his then-wife so he and dozens of strangers could rape her.
National Assembly MP Sandrine Josso said shortly after Tuesday’s verdict that it was a “huge relief”. Guerriau’s lawyers said he would appeal.
