French authorities detained the senator Joel Guerrio following a previous complaint by a woman, allegedly a member of the National Assembly, who accused him of drug her for the purpose of sexually assaulting her.

The events in question may have occurred on Tuesday when the alleged victim, identified by sources close to the case cited as a deputy, Franceinfostarted to feel bad after taking it drink at Guerrio’s house member of the centrist Horizons party and ally of former Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.

The woman left the house already unwell, and subsequent examinations confirmed this. There were traces of ecstasy in his body. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, the senator is accused of “injecting a person without his knowledge with a substance that could impair his judgment or control of his actions, with the intent to commit rape or sexual assault.”

Subsequent searches of Guerrio’s house They allowed drugs to be detected, and blood tests carried out on the legislator also gave a positive result. with traces of amphetamines, opiates, cannabis, cocaine, methadone and MDMA, according to sources in the investigation cited by the network this Friday BFMTV.

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However, Guerrio’s defense rejected accusations. This Friday, the senator and the applicant took part in a confrontation, which, according to lawyer Remy-Pierre Dray, would allow Guerriot to confirm the version of events that he is trying to exclude any crime.

(Europe Press)