Joël Guerriau Convicted of Drugging Fellow Lawmaker Sandrine Josso

The Paris court sentenced former senator Joël Guerriau to four years in prison, with eighteen months to be served, for drugging lawmaker Sandrine Josso.Sandrine Josso testified that the defendant spiked her champagne with ecstasy at his apartment in November 2023 with the intent to commit sexual assault.Joël Guerriau filed an appeal against the ruling while Sandrine Josso continues to lead a parliamentary investigation into chemical submission in France.