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Former French tennis chief Dartevelle jailed for 10 years for raping teenage player

Jean-Pierre Dartevelle (centre) who was sentenced to 10 years in jail for raping a teenager rose through the ranks to become one of the most influential tennis administrators in France. AFP - FRANCOIS GUILLOT

Lawyers acting for Jean-Pierre Dartevelle, a former vice-president of the French Tennis Federation, are expected to lodge on appeal on Friday against his 10-year jail sentence for raping an ex-player almost 50 years his junior.

Dartevelle, 74, was found guilty on Thursday at the criminal court in Doubs, eastern France, of the sexual assaults between September 2016 and March 2018 when the victim was aged between 17 and 19.

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