Gaël Perdriau
Portrait of Gaël Perdriau
Mayor of Saint-Étienne
Assumed office
4 April 2014
Preceded byMaurice Vincent
Personal details
Born (1972-07-08) 8 July 1972
Cholet, France
Political partyThe Republicans
Alma materESC Saint-Étienne

Gaël Perdriau (born 8 July 1972) is a French politician, the current mayor of Saint-Étienne.[1]

In 2022, Perdriau is being investigated by police after it was claimed he was involved in a plot to film the “erotic massage” given by an escort boy to his deputy, Gilles Artigues, in a Paris hotel room in 2014. The tape was used to blackmail him for eight years to stop him from challenging Perdiau until the recording was publicized by a French news site in 2022. After the story broke, Artigues filed a criminal lawsuit against both Perdriau and his chief of staff, alleging “aggravated blackmail, the organization of an ambush and embezzlement”. The suit, in turn, sparked a judicial investigation. Both accused men deny the claims.[2]


References

  1. "Gaël Perdriau, maire de Saint-Etienne" (in French). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. "Mayor Accused of Secretly Filming Deputy With Escort in Blackmail Plot". Retrieved 14 September 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.