Barbara Gandolfi can leave prison after 6 weeks with ankle bracelet (Ostend)

Barbara Gandolfi (48) – the ex-girlfriend of the French star actor Jean-Paul Belmondo – is allowed to leave prison after almost six weeks with an ankle bracelet. This will be confirmed to our editorial team.

“I have seen and done so much in my life in recent years. But today I am very happy in my job. In that sense, perhaps I hope to be an inspiration to other women. It is never too late to completely change your life.”

Barbara Gandolfi (48) said this a year and a half ago in an extensive conversation with this newspaper. She had completely left behind her jet-set life – for years at the side of star actor Jean-Paul Belmondo – and the nightlife as the manager of various swingers’ clubs. She proudly advertised that she was her own boss as a “network marketer” for an American company.

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But at the end of March, the Ostend woman was suddenly locked up in prison. She was arrested when she went to visit her father-in-law in prison. This concerns the father of Frédéric V. (49), her ex-husband and father of her children. He is regarded by the West Flemish justice system as a key figure in a broken-up prostitution gang.

The man is suspected of luring young women from Eastern Europe to work in an Ostend bar or striptease club. However, the court suspects him of sexually exploiting the women. The public prosecutor’s office spoke last month about a file of human trafficking and sexual exploitation. Nine people have been arrested.

From the cell, Gandolfi announced that she had nothing to do with her ex’s practices. She thanked her friends for the support. “Some days are a little easier than others. Here I take the time to write a lot, and that helps me to process many events from my past,” she wrote on social media. Gandolfi also said he will come out “even stronger than ever”.

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She has been locked up in prison for almost six weeks, but on Tuesday the indictment chamber (KI) in Ghent decided that she can leave prison. This will be confirmed to our editorial team. She remains in custody in the case, but is allowed to leave the cell under electronic surveillance. According to our information, she still strongly denies all allegations.