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

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 also rape her while she was unconscious, in a case that revolted France.

51 men were jailed for a total of 400 years for the heinous crimes against her, with Dominique handed a sentence of 20 years. 17 men convicted of raping or sexually assaulting Ms Pelicot have now said they will appeal, with more potentially following before the window to lodge appeals closes on December 30.

At least 17 of the 49 men convicted of raping or sexually assaulting Gisèle Pelicot have said they will appeal. Dominique Pelicot, the 72-year-old who drugged and raped his wife and recruited others to rape her, will not appeal his 20-year jail sentence, according to his lawyer Béatrice Zavarro.

Gisèle Pelicot became a hero to many in France and beyond for courageously demanding that all the evidence be heard in open court.

Dominique Pelicot, the ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot, was found guilty of aggravated rape. He drugged his wife and recruited other men to rape her.

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.