Giselle Bellicot’s ex-husband will not appeal the sentence on charges of organizing gang rapes – National

More than a dozen men were convicted of rape Giselle Bellicot She plans to appeal their sentences, but her ex-husband, L The mastermind behind her abuseHis lawyer confirmed that he would not be one of them.

Speaking to France Info radio, lawyer Beatrice Zavaro said that Dominique Bellico wants to spare his ex-wife. The painful ordeal of another trialBut he also acknowledged that there was a possibility that a new trial before a public jury could result in a longer prison sentence.

Of the 50 accused of rape, only one was acquitted but found guilty of aggravated sexual assault. Another man was also convicted of the sexual assault charge for which he was tried, meaning all 51 defendants were Found guilty somehow.

Seventeen men Plan to appealAccording to what was reported by French media.

The court sentenced Dominique Bellico to 20 years in prison on charges of drugging Giselle Bellico, raping her and allowing other men to rape her while she was unconscious.

During the trial, Dominic Bellicot admitted that over a period of nearly a decade, he had unwittingly drugged his wife through food, drink and drug use. She invited dozens of men to rape her While she could not agree. Giselle Bellicot testified that she had no recollection of the events and spent years wondering why she often felt so tired.

The trial has swept France and raised a new awareness of sexual violence. Giselle Bellico waived her right to anonymity as a sexual assault survivor, successfully lobbied for hearings and shocking evidence — including videos her ex-husband filmed locally of the rapes — to be heard in open court, insisting However, the shame must fall on her attackers. Not her.

In turn, it was well received by the audience She became an icon against sexual violence.

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The ages of the convicts range from 26 to 74 years. Many of them deny rape by Giselle Bellico, saying that her then-husband manipulated them or that they thought she consented to it.

“We share the same battle,” she said. First words After the court in the city of Avignon in southern France issued prison sentences. She added that she was thinking about her grandchildren during the harsh trial that lasted more than three months.

“I led this fight for them too,” she said at the time.

—With files from The Associated Press

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