A 72-year-old French man who drugged and raped his wife over a decade, allowing strangers to join in the abuse, will not appeal his 20-year prison sentence, his lawyer said. This comes as 17 of the 50 other men found guilty in the case are planning to appeal.
Dominique Pelicot wanted to spare his ex-wife the ordeal of another trial, lawyer Béatrice Zavarro said in an interview with broadcaster France Info on Monday. She said 17 of the 50 other men also found guilty this month after a more than three-month trial that turned 72-year-old Gisèle Pelicot into an icon against sexual violence have decided to appeal their sentences.
This courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Gisèle Pelicot, left, and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, right, during his trial at the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, on September 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Valentin Pasquier, File) The court in the southern French city of Avignon handed down sentences ranging from three to 15 years' imprisonment for the 50 men — found guilty of rape, attempted rape and sexual assaults on Gisèle Pelicot over nearly a decade of shocking abuse orchestrated by her then-husband and inflicted on her unwittingly. The court found Dominique Pelicot guilty of rape and all other charges against him and sentenced him to 20 years in prison, which was the maximum possible. At age 72, he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. He won't be eligible to request early release until he's served at least two-thirds of the sentence. Zavarro, his lawyer, said: 'He has decided not to appeal because he believes it would be a new ordeal and new confrontations for his (former) wife.' 'He believes that the judicial page should be turned and that this chapter should be considered closed,' she said.Dominique Pelicot laced his wife's food and drink with tranquilisers to render her unconscious. He then invited strangers he met online to take part in sordid rape and abuse fantasies that he acted out with them and filmed in the couple's retirement home in the small Provence town of Mazan and elsewher
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