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French Mayor to Go on Trial over Alleged Sex-Tape Blackmail of Political Rival
- Gael Perdriau, mayor of Saint-Etienne, faces trial for blackmail and other charges related to a 2015 sex tape involving his deputy.
- The case arose after a whistleblower triggered investigations in 2022 into Perdriau's alleged 2015 plot using footage of Gilles Artigues with a male escort.
- Court documents reveal Perdriau demanded political loyalty and electoral favors from Artigues to keep the video private while Perdriau was ousted from his party.
- A court ordered Perdriau to face proceedings yesterday, with trial scheduled from September 22 to 26 for charges including blackmail, theft, embezzlement, and criminal association.
- Perdriau maintains innocence and remains in office amid pressure to resign, and he hinted at a 2026 re-election bid despite ongoing legal challenges.
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French mayor to go on trial over alleged sex-tape blackmail of political rival
Saint-Etienne Mayor Gaël Perdriau is set to face trial in September over allegations that he used a secretly recorded tape of his deputy and political rival with an escort to blackmail him for years.
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AlKhaleej TodayFrench mayor to face trial for alleged sex tape blackmail of political rival
LYON, June 7 — A French mayor accused of using a sex tape to blackmail a political rival is set to go on trial in September after a court yesterday ordered him to face criminal proceedings. Gael Perdriau, who leads the city of Saint-Etienne in central France, is accused of orchestrating the plot in 2015, using footage of his deputy with a male escort. The two magistrates investigating the case ordered that Perdriau, 52, be tried for blackmail, t…
The investigating judges seized of the case ordered a trial against the mayor of Saint-Étienne, suspected of having trapped his deputy with a sextape. With three of his alleged accomplices, he will be tried for blackmail, embezzlement of public funds and association of criminals.
The trial will also involve several former relatives of the mayor, as well as community leaders suspected of having participated in the machination.
Three years after the outbreak of the scandal, the Stéphanois bishop will have to face serious charges, including blackmail and embezzlement of public funds, during a long-awaited trial. The court has decided to send Gaël Perdriau, mayor of Saint-Étienne, to the correctional court for acts dating back several years. The elected member of the Republicans is accused of having committed [...] The article The mayor of Saint-Étienne tried for blackma…
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