French senator in police custody
A French senator is suspected of having administered drugs to a member of parliament in order to make her sexually submissive. The 66-year-old center-right senator Joël Guerriau is in police custody, the public prosecutor's office confirmed. The woman had had a drink in the senator's apartment on Wednesday night. She had then become ill.
During an examination, traces of ecstasy were found in her body. The woman then filed a complaint for administering a mind-altering substance with the aim of sexual abuse. Ecstasy was found during a search of the senator's home, the public prosecutor's office confirmed.
The immunity of a member of parliament can be lifted if they are caught in the act. Guerriau belongs to the parliamentary group Les Indépendants and is Vice-Chairman of the Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee. He is close to former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, who has founded his own party called Horizons.
Source: www.ntv.de
