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French ex-senator on trial for allegedly drugging a lawmaker to sexually assault her

(26 Jan 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Paris - 26 January 2026 1. Various of lawmaker Sandrine Josso (blue scarf) arriving at court 2. Ex-senator Joël Guerriau arriving with cameras and legal team 3. Mid of police officers 4. Close of sign, showing courtroom number STORYLINE: A former French senator went on trial Monday in Paris, accused of drugging a lawmaker to sexually assault her. Joël Guerriau is accused of putting the drug MDMA in a glass of champagne he served to parliament member Sandrine Josso, who left after she started feeling sick. He has admitted serving her a drink spiked with MDMA but says it was an accident. According to Josso, a centrist member of parliament, the center-right senator invited her to his apartment in Paris for what she believed to be a re-election celebration. Josso had known Guerriau for years and considered him as a friend. Speaking to French media, she said she started feeling unwell quickly after drinking champagne. “I had heart palpitations. I had never experienced all these horrible symptoms where I felt like I was going to have a cardiac arrest,” she described. Josso also said that at one point she spotted a small packet in Guerriau's hand. She headed out, took a taxi and went to a hospital, where MDMA was found in a blood test. Guerriau says he had no intention to drug Josso or to assault her. The ex-senator's lawyers have argued that their client made a “handling error” that caused him to serve Josso a drugged drink. Guerriau remained a senator for almost two years after being charged despite political pressure to resign. He resigned in October, presenting the move as a political decision with no link to the legal proceedings. Drugging a person to commit rape or sexual assault is punishable by up to 5 years in prison. Guerriau also faces up to 10 years in prison for drug possession. AP video by Nicolas Garriga =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: info@aparchive.com. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...