However, 17 of the 49 men who were convicted of raping or sexually assaulting Ms Pelicot at Dominique's behest have said they will appeal. More could follow before the window to l

AVIGNON, France (AP) — French judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts on Thursday in a historic drugging-and-rape trial that has turned the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, into a feminist hero. Everything about the trial in the southern French city of Avignon has been exceptional, most of all Pelicot herself.

WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Throngs of cheering supporters greeted Gisèle Pelicot as she left the courthouse in Avignon,

Dominique Pelicot has been jailed for 20 years after drugging his ex-wife Gisèle, raping her and inviting dozens of strangers to also abuse her over nearly a decade. The 72-year-old was found guilty of all charges by a judge in Avignon,

Dominique Pelicot said he wants to spare his ex-wife from a "new ordeal" of another trial, according to his lawyer.

A lawyer for the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot says he won’t appeal his 20-year sentence for drugging and raping her and allowing dozens of other men to rape her while she was unconscious

Dominique Pelicot will not appeal against his 20-year sentence for orchestrating the mass rape of his former wife Gisèle Pelicot in a case that horrified France and turned a 72-year-old grandmother into a feminist idol.

Dominique Pelicot, sentenced to 20 years in prison for rape and drugging his wife, will not appeal the verdict. "Dominique Pelicot has decided not to file an appeal against the verdict issued on December 19 by the criminal court in Vaucluse,