"Gael Perdriau, who denies blackmail charges, sat through a closed hearing near Gilles Artigues, his former number two, when what has become known as "the Sex-Tape of Saint-Etienne" was shown. Artigues, a Roman Catholic who had spoken against gay marriage, was secretly filmed in a Paris hotel with a male prostitute. Perdriau and three of his staff and deputies face charges of blackmail, criminal conspiracy and diverting public funds."
"He said it was ordered by Pierre Gauttieri, who was then the mayor's chief of staff. "The order was to trap Gilles Artigues over his repressed homosexuality," Kefi-Jerome said. "I have no evidence that the mayor was aware of these things, but if Pierre Gauttieri makes such a commitment, I deduce that he must have had the approval" of Perdriau, added Kefi-Jerome."
"According to his account, peppered with salacious and scathing remarks, Perdriau and his chief of staff made an electoral agreement with Artigues during 2014 municipal elections but feared he would not be loyal. Rossary-Lenglet, who first revealed the alleged plot in 2022, said he was given €40,000 from municipal funds, in the form of subsidies to voluntary associations. Court president Brigitte Vernay said at the end of the day that she was troubled by Rossary-Lenglet's evidence."
Gael Perdriau faces trial accused of ordering a covert video and alleged blackmail related to a deputy filmed with a male prostitute. Gilles Artigues, a Roman Catholic who had opposed gay marriage, was secretly filmed in a Paris hotel. Perdriau and three staff members face charges of blackmail, criminal conspiracy and diverting public funds. Samy Kefi-Jerome admitted hiding the camera and said the order came from chief of staff Pierre Gauttieri to trap Artigues over his repressed homosexuality. Gilles Rossary-Lenglet alleged an electoral contract and said he received €40,000 from municipal funds as subsidies. The court president expressed concern about Rossary-Lenglet's credibility.
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