Pelicot rape case: 17 men to appeal against convictions

Dominique Pelicot, the 72-year-old man who drugged and raped his wife Gisèle Pelicot and recruited dozens of men to rape her over a decade, will not appeal against his 20-year jail sentence, his lawyer Béatrice Zavarro said.

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Dominique Pelicot, the 72-year-old man who drugged and raped his wife Gisèle Pelicot and recruited dozens of men to rape her over a decade, will not appeal against his 20-year jail sentence, his lawyer Béatrice Zavarro said. At the time of filing, 17 of the 49 men who were convicted of raping or sexually assaulting Gisèle at Dominique's behest had said they would appeal.