2023-11-20 20:16:05
This is the first time she has spoken publicly about this affair. MP Sandrine Josso, who accuses Senator Joël Guerriau of having drugged her in order to sexually assault her, said, Monday, November 20 on France 5, that she had “believed to die” during the evening of the facts, of which she detailed the proceedings. She says she is still “a post-trauma”.
“We can all suffer what I suffered”said M.me Josso, adding that « [son] duty is to raise awareness » on ” the scourge “ of the chemical submission, including “we can no longer look away”.
Elected official from Loire-Atlantique, Joël Guerriau, 66 years old, was indicted on Friday evening, suspected of having drugged Sandrine Josso, 48 years old, MoDem deputy from the same department, in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday without his knowledge to sexually assault him. These accusations were denied by the senator’s lawyer.
Funny taste of champagne and insistence from the senator
The MP told France 5 the details of her evening, where she gradually realized that she had been drugged by Joël Guerriau. Mme Josso says she went that evening ” in trust “ et ” in all friendship “ celebrate the re-election of his colleague senator, elected from the same department, before returning to the National Assembly. “A friend for ten years”, which she is surprised to see on the spot “insistence” so that she toasts champagne with him several times – the taste of which ” sugar “ surprises her – as well as the fact that he is playing with the dimmer switch in the living room.
“He would turn the light on very brightly, then turn it down”a technique known for “increase the effectiveness of the drug”, as the doctors at Lariboisière hospital later explained to her, where she spent the night.
Making « palpitations » and of “sweats”she then sees her host putting away “a white bag under the work surface” from his kitchen – ecstasy, which the police found in the same place during a search. “There, I understand”more “I was already under the influence of drugs, my legs were shaking”, she testified. To escape the trap, the chosen one orders a taxi. But she realizes that her host is following her “in the elevator, in the courtyard, to the taxi”. “I was panicked, my heart was beating… I felt like I was having a heart attack”she added, specifying that she then called a fellow MP to come pick her up, before she went to the hospital.
A withdrawal requested by Gérard Larcher
Earlier in the day, the President of the Senate, Gérard Larcher, asked Senator Joël Guerriau to “withdraw from all activities related to his mandate”after his indictment.
“It is now up to Mr. Joël Guerriau to take his responsibilities, until the justice system and the police services can clarify the facts”estimates the presidency of the Senate in a press release, where it affirms “the extreme seriousness of the facts alleged against the senator and [le] principle of dignity which attaches to the exercise of the parliamentary mandate”. Mr. Larcher more particularly invited Mr. Guerriau “to resign from his functions as secretary of the Senate office and vice-chairman of the foreign affairs committee”.
Political sanctions
Samples revealed the presence of ecstasy in the victim’s body. Mr. Guerriau, at whose home the same drug was found, was indicted for use and possession of narcotics and placed under judicial supervision, with the ban on going to the MP’s home.
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At the same time, political sanctions quickly fell against Mr. Guerriau, suspended on Saturday in turn by his political party, Horizons, then by his parliamentary group, Les Indépendants, who both opened disciplinary procedures which could lead to his exclusion.
The president of the communist group in the Senate, Cécile Cukierman, approved Gérard Larcher’s request. “In order for the investigation to proceed peacefully, out of respect for the complainant and out of respect for the institution, withdrawal is appropriate. It’s the least we can do, without prejudging the results of the investigation”she said.
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