THE key figures in a mass paedophilia trial were last night sentenced to up to 28 years in prison for their roles in a network that systematically raped and prostituted children in western France.

A court today sentenced key figures in a mass paedophilia trial to up to 28 years in prison for their roles in a network that systematically raped and prostituted children in western France.

A French court today sentenced key figures in a mass paedophilia trial to up to 28 years in jail.

A WOMAN accused of being the “treasurer” of a French paedophilia network testified she was forced under threat to watch scenes of child abuse at her home, and admitted abusing her own daughter.

A leading suspect in France’s massive paedophilia case testified today that she saw her ex-husband and former father-in-law sexually abuse her daughters as well as other children.