10 convicted in horror French paedophilia case

Ten of 17 defendants were convicted today of raping and abusing a group of children in a high-profile paedophilia case that has riveted France for weeks.

Sentences for the defendants who participated in group rapes of children in the northern town of Outreau between 1995 and 2000 ranged from a suspended 18-month sentence to 20 years in prison.