<picture class="article__media"> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2024/12/20/0/0/3945/2625/664/0/75/0/fe44158_2024-12-20t143127z-1094415213-rc22tbahy7om-rtrmadp-3-france-justice-women.JPG" alt="Images Le Monde.fr" width="100%" height="auto"> </picture> <noscript> <img src="https://img.lemde.fr/2024/12/20/0/0/3945/2625/664/0/75/0/fe44158_2024-12-20t143127z-1094415213-rc22tbahy7om-rtrmadp-3-france-justice-women.JPG" alt="People gather in support of Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of a mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, in front of the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, December 20, 2024. The slogan reads "Thank you, Gisele.""> </noscript> <figcaption class="article__legend" aria-hidden="true">People gather in support of Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of a mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, in front of the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, December 20, 2024. The slogan reads "Thank you, Gisele." MANON CRUZ / REUTERS </figcaption>

The Frenchman convicted of drugging and raping his then-wife and soliciting dozens of men to do the same will not appeal his verdict, his lawyer said on Monday, December 30.

Dominique Pelicot was convicted and jailed for 20 years earlier this month, after a trial that horrified France and beyond, while 50 co-defendants were also convicted and handed various sentences.

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Le Monde with AFP

Dominique Pelicot, the main defendant among 51 men convicted in a mass rape trial, will not appeal his 20-year prison sentence for having drugged and raped his then-wife and soliciting many other men to do the same, according to his lawyer.{ai:summary}Dominique Pelicot, convicted of drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele Pelicot, will not appeal his 20-year sentence. His trial shocked France, with 50 co-defendants also convicted. Pelicot's lawyer confirmed the decision not to contest the verdict. #crime

Pelicot rape trial: Ex-husband Dominique Pelicot will not appeal

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