Joël Guerriau and Sandrine Josso – Wiki Commons
Guerriau also won’t be able to hold elective office.
A former French senator was convicted and sentenced yesterday (27) to four years in prison, of which 18 months must be served.
The conviction is for drugging a National Assembly member in order to abuse or rape her.
CBS News reported:
“Joël Guerriau, 68, has admitted serving Sandrine Josso a drink spiked with MDMA, known as ecstasy, but says it was an accident.
A Paris court found him guilty of having drugged Josso to sexually assault or rape her and of possession of drug. He was given an additional [two and a half years] suspended sentence, obligation of treatment and a ban on holding elected office.”
A #French court on Tuesday found former senator Joel #Guerriau guilty of spiking lawmaker Sandrine #Josso‘s champagne in November 2023 in order to sexually abuse her.
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— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) January 28, 2026
After the verdict, Josso said the sentence was a ‘huge relief’, while Guerriau’s lawyer said he would appeal the conviction and sentence.
“The trial brought national attention to drug-facilitated assault in the country already marked by the landmark drugging-and-rape case that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a global icon of the fight against sexual violence.”
Josso said Guerriau invited her to celebrate his reelection back in November 2023.
“’I really felt myself slipping away’, Josso testified Monday, saying she experienced heart palpitations shortly after taking a few sips of champagne. She said she felt uneasy being alone with Guerriau, who appeared unusually agitated and repeatedly turned lights on and off.
Josso said Guerriau later took her glass into the kitchen to refill it. That’s when she noticed him holding ‘a little bag’, which made her realize she had likely been drugged.”
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Former French Senator Joël Guerriau on Trial for Drugging Female National Assembly Member To Sexually Abuse Her
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