Gaël Perdriau, the mayor of Saint-Etienne, was handed a five-year sentence on Monday. The ruling could effectively end his political career and bring 'immense relief' to the plaintiffs.

Gaël Perdriau, mayor of Saint-Etienne, was sentenced to four years for blackmailing a political rival with a secretly filmed sex tape involving a male sex worker.

Gaël Perdriau, the mayor of Saint-Etienne, was handed a five-year sentence on Monday. The ruling could effectively end his political career and bring 'immense relief' to the…