It was a video selfie of a man masturbating. Plenty of French politicians have survived sex scandals. He was behind in the polls, but losing seemed preferable to giving up. Are the French becoming like Americans, who punish public officials for private sins?

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Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below. Just click on the icons to get to the download page. A Russian artist and his girlfriend will face a judge over a sex-video scandal that damaged the career of an ally of French President Emmanuel Macron, prosecutors said Monday. Pyotr Pavlensky and Alexandra de Taddeo could be charged on Tuesday with invasion of privacy and publishing images of a sexual nature without consent.