Frenchwoman Valerie Bacot, accused of murdering her husband, who raped her and forced her into prostitution, was released in the courtroom
Valerie Baco, who was accused of killing Daniel Paulette, the man who was her stepfather and later became her husband and pimp, has been released. A court in the city of Châlons-sur-Saone in France found Bako guilty and sentenced to four years in prison, but considered that three years of this term would be a suspended sentence, and the defendant had already spent the remaining year in custody during the investigation. Bako was charged with a sentence of up to life imprisonment.