US EditionFormer French senator found guilty of drugging lawmaker to assault her
Guerriau was sentenced to 18 months in prison and barred from public office after deliberately drugging MP Josso with MDMA to facilitate sexual assault, a court ruled.
- On January 26, 2026, a Paris court found Joël Guerriau, former senator , guilty of drugging National Assembly lawmaker Sandrine Josso with MDMA in November 2023.
- Amid fallout from the Pelicot case, the Pelicot trial followed a landmark mass-rape case that put drug-facilitated sexual abuse in the global spotlight, and France last year adopted consent into rape law.
- Hospital toxicology reports revealed a high dose of MDMA in Sandrine Josso’s blood, while investigators found ecstasy at Joël Guerriau’s flat and noted his online drug searches.
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The judge found it proven that Joël Guerriau deliberately gave his colleague Sandrine Josso a glass of champagne with a high dose of MDMA in November 2023, with the intention of assaulting or raping her.
Ex-Senator Guilty of Drugging French Lawmaker to Abuse Her
A former French senator was found guilty in a high-profile drug-facilitated sexual assault case, more than a year after France was shaken by a mass rape trial that made Gisèle Pelicot a symbol of the fight against sexual violence. Joel Guerriau, 68, stood trial for putting the drug commonly known...
The Paris Correctional Court sentenced former centrist senator Joël Guerriau on Tuesday to four years in prison, with 18 months of effective execution, finding him guilty of drugging deputy Sandrine Josso in 2023 in order to rape her.
Former Senator Joël Guerriau Will Appeal His Conviction for Chemical Submission on Mp Sandrine Josso
Former Senator Joël Guerriau was sentenced this Tuesday to 4 years in prison, 18 months of which were closed by the Paris Correctional Court. 68 years old, married and father of 5 children, he was tried since Monday for having, in 2023, drugged MP Sandrine Josso at her home in the 6th arrondissement to rape her. The defendant announced by the voice of his lawyer that he would appeal. - Former Senator Joël Guerriau will appeal his conviction for …
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