Former Vice President of French Tennis Federation Sentenced to 10 Years for Rape

Jean-Pierre Dartevelle, 74, was convicted of raping a young tennis player nearly 50 years his junior and plans to appeal the ruling.

Jean-Pierre Dartevelle, former vice president of the French Tennis Federation, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by the court in Doubs for raping a young tennis player between 2016 and 2018.
The victim, now 25 years old, was between 17 and 19 at the time of the incidents and described being under Dartevelle's psychological 'control' and coercion.
Dartevelle, who denied the charges and described the relationship as consensual, plans to appeal the conviction within the 10-day window allowed by the court.
The court also imposed a 10-year ban on Dartevelle from working with minors and declared him ineligible for public office for the same duration.
The case highlighted the victim's struggles with mental health and career setbacks during the alleged abuse, including depression and eating disorders.