A former parliamentary advisor to the LR group in the Senate, accused of having filmed or photographed the private parts of several women without their knowledge, including within the Luxembourg Palace, was sentenced Tuesday by the Paris Criminal Court to one year in prison, suspended. A sentence accompanied by a probationary suspension of two years, implying an obligation of psychological and psychiatric care, as well as compensation for the victims and a ban on going to the Senate.

Published on: 02/17/2026 - 7:59 p.m.

The Paris criminal court on Tuesday February 17 sentenced a former parliamentary advisor to the LR group in the Senate to a one-year suspended prison sentence for having filmed or photographed the private parts of several women without their knowledge, particularly within the Luxembourg Palace.

The court attached the sentence, which is double that requested by the prosecution, to a probationary stay of two years, implying an obligation of psychological and psychiatric care as well as compensation for the victims and a ban on going to the Senate.

He also ordered provisional execution, meaning that the sentence applies immediately, even in the event of an appeal.

“I realize how horrible it is, I understand that it impacts them,” Sébastien G. regretted at the hearing on January 13, saying he was consumed by shame. While specifying that he did not disclose the photos to third parties himself.

The 50-year-old defendant was prosecuted for having taken photos of private parts, notably the buttocks, of several women in public places, the upper house of Parliament or even in the street.

All the accusations were based on the discovery of a hard drive by two collaborators at the Luxembourg Palace in 2023 containing "1,839 media, the majority of which were of a sexual nature", the president recounted during the trial.

The facts were reported the following year to the Senate presidency, which dismissed the defendant even though he had held a position as technical advisor since 2003.

Among the women identified in the files and who have filed civil suits are an ex-girlfriend, a former parliamentary assistant and LR senator from Hauts-de-Seine, Christine Lavarde.

With AFP

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