The arrest of a French senator for trying to rape a female representative

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International service: 66-year-old French senator Joel Grieve is suspected of having drugged a lawmaker from the French National Assembly on Tuesday night last week, without obtaining his consent, and then sexually assaulted him. French media have reported that the drug test result of Joel Grieve was positive.

 

This moderate senator is a member of the Foreign Relations Commission of the French Senate. He is considered to be close to Edouard Philippe, the former prime minister of France.

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According to Euronews, Joel Grieu's name was mentioned in the French media before due to sexual issues. In 2016, at the same time as the debate on terrorism in the French Senate, he had published a tweet of the words of one of his colleagues along with a photo of a penis.

 

Defense lawyer Joel Grieve has denied the charges brought against his client, who is in temporary custody.

 

The name of the female member of the French National Assembly who accused Joel Grieu of using drugs to sexually assault her has not been revealed. This member of the French National Assembly said that on Tuesday night, after drinking the liquor prepared for him by Joel Grieve, he had dizziness and heart palpitations.

 

Finally, he was admitted to the hospital a few hours later, and his blood and urine tests indicated that he had taken ecstasy. According to French media reports, rejection of all kinds of drugs, including amphetamines, opiates, marijuana, methadone and ecstasy, has been observed in Joel Grieve's blood test.

 

Joel Grieve has been a member of the French Senate since 2011.