Russian artist Pyotr (or Piotr or Petr) Pavlensky, alongside his new attorney Yassine Bouzrou, speaks to the press as he leaves the courthouse of Paris on February 18, 2020, after being charged for his role in the dissemination of a sex video that brought down the French president's candidate for Paris mayor. Pavlensky, a Russian activist granted political asylum in France in 2017, has admitted to uploading the images onto a purpose-built website, saying he wanted to expose the "hypocrisy" of candidate Benjamin Griveaux, a married father of three. Prosecutors also filed invasion of privacy charges against Pavlensky's gilfriend Alexandra de Tddeo, the recipient of the video. Photo by Patrice Pierrot/Avenir Pictures/ABACAPRESS.COM