
A French court on Tuesday sentenced former senator Joël Guerriau to four years in prison, with 18 months to be served behind bars, after convicting him of drugging a fellow lawmaker with ecstasy with the intent to sexually assault her.
Guerriau, 68, spiked a glass of champagne with MDMA that National Assembly MP Sandrine Josso drank at his Paris apartment in November 2023, the court found. He has denied any sexual motivation and said he would appeal.