French former senator found guilty of drugging MP with intent to sexually assault her
Joël Guerriau sentenced to four years in prison after spiking lawmaker’s champagne with ecstasyA 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...
<p>Joël Guerriau sentenced to four years in prison after spiking lawmaker’s champagne with ecstasy</p><p>A French court has found a former senator guilty of drugging a female lawmaker with ecstasy with intent to sexually assault her.</p><p>Joël Guerriau, 68, was sentenced to four years in prison on Tuesday, of which 18 months must be behind bars.</p><p><em>In the UK, <a href="https://rapecrisis.org.uk/">Rape Crisis</a> offers support for rape and sexual abuse on 0808 802 9999 in England and Wales, 0808 801 0302 in <a href="https://www.rapecrisisscotland.org.uk/">Scotland</a>, or 0800 0246 991 in <a href="https://rapecrisisni.org.uk/">Northern Ireland</a>. In the US, <a href="https://www.rainn.org/">Rainn</a> offers support on 800-656-4673. In Australia, support is available at <a href="https://www.1800respect.org.au/">1800Respect</a> (1800 737 732). Other international helplines can be found at <a href="http://ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html">ibiblio.org/rcip/internl.html</a></em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/28/french-former-senator-found-guilty-of-drugging-mp-with-intent-to-sexually-assault-her">Continue reading...</a>
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