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Gaël Perdriau

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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 (age 52)
Cholet, France
Political partyThe Republicans
Alma materESC Saint-Étienne

Gaël Perdriau (French pronunciation: [ɡaɛl pɛʁdʁijo]; 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

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  1. ^ "Gaël Perdriau, maire de Saint-Etienne" (in French). Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Mayor Accused of Secretly Filming Deputy With Escort in Blackmail Plot". Retrieved 14 September 2022.