Dominique Pelicot, a French man convicted of drugging and raping his wife, will not appeal his verdict. 50 other men were also convicted for participating in the abuse. Pelicot's wife, Gisèle, bravely testified against him and waived her right to anonymity.
Earlier this month Dominique Pelicot was convicted of drugging and raping his then wife, and soliciting 50 other men to do the same.Monday was the final day for defendants to file appeals, and 17 of Pelicot's co-defendants have already done so.The Frenchman convicted of drugging and raping his then wife and soliciting dozens of men to do the same for more than a decade will not appeal his verdict, his lawyer has said.
after a trial that horrified France and beyond, while 50 co-defendants were also convicted and handed various sentences of between three and 15 years.The trial that focused on the horrific sexual assault of Gisèle Pelicot saw 51 men convicted, but she wasn't the only victim. WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse Gisèle Pelicot was hailed as a feminist hero for her courage and dignity throughout the three-month trial that shocked the world. 'Dominique Pelicot has taken the decision to not appeal the verdict,' Mr Pelicot's lawyer Beatrice Zavarro told AFP. An appeal 'would force Gisele (Pelicot) to undergo a new ordeal, new confrontations, which Dominique Pelicot refuses' to do, she said.Monday is the last day for the defendants to file appeals, and 17 of Pelicot's co-defendants have already done so, according to Ms Zavarro.Following the guilty verdicts at the end of December, one of Ms Pelicot's lawyers said she had no fear of a new trial. 'If it were to happen, she has already indicated to us that she would face it -- if she is healthy, obviously, since she is a lady who is now 72,' Stephane Babonneau told France Inter radio. Ms Pelicot waived her right to anonymity during the trial and demanded that horrifying videos of the serial abuse, which were recorded by her former husband, should be seen in court.Ms Pelicot said she 'never regretted' her decision to make the trial public and that she wanted to turn the tables on the shame associated with rape from victims to perpetrators.'They are the ones who must be ashamed,' she sai
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