French ex-senator found guilty of drugging lawmakerListen to this articleThe accused ex-senator Joel Guerriau arrives in court for his trial. (Photo: AFP)PARIS — A French court Tuesday found a former senator guilty of drugging a woman lawmaker with ecstasy with intent to sexually assault her, and sentenced him to four years in prison, of which 18 months must be behind bars. French prosecutors had sought a four-year prison sentence for the former senator, who described the drugging of his friend of 10 years as an accident and called himself an "idiot". Josso described soon feeling unwell with a racing heart rate, and she left hurriedly before going to hospital. But he also said that Guerriau had no criminal record and had "devoted part of his life to the functioning of French democracy".
