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A Timeline of Dominique Pelicot’s Rape Trial in France
Dominique Pelicot received a 20-year sentence after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle. Here’s how the events unfolded.The New York Times - 20h -
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Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men found guilty in French rape trial
A court in France sentenced the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot to a maximum 20 years of imprisonment for drugging and raping her and allowing other men to rape her while she was knocked out, in abuse ...NBC News - 22h -
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Gisèle Pelicot arrives to supporters' cheers at Avignon court
Gisèle Pelicot pushes through crowds of journalist to attend court.BBC News - 23h -
Mass rape case could highlight a second wave of the #MeToo movement in France
A landmark mass rape trial in France has exposed abuse orchestrated by the victim's husband, and a culture that many activists say is sexist, tolerant of violence toward women and resistant to change.NBC News - 1d -
Gisèle Pelicot: verdicts expected in rape trial that shocked France
Dominique Pelicot likely to be given 20 years for drugging his ex-wife and inviting strangers to rape her over a decade. The mass rape trial that has sent shockwaves through France and horrified ...The Guardian - 1d -
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Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero
French judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts this week in a historic drugging-and-rape trial that has turned the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, into a feminist heroABC News - 2d -
Gisèle Pelicot and the 51 men she faced in court
The mass rape trial has shaken French attitudes towards sexual violence and consent.BBC News - 2d -
Ex-Bangladeshi Leader Orchestrated Mass Disappearances, Inquiry Finds
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and top officials are implicated in a centralized program that abducted dissidents and held them in secret prisons, an official commission’s preliminary report said.The New York Times - 3d -
Gisèle Pelicot removes all traces of her husband from her life
In the years before the mass rape trial that has shocked France, Gisèle almost caught Dominique Pelicot.BBC News - 5d -
Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict
Hundreds of people have gathered in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a mass-rape trial in which dozens of men stand accusedABC News - 5d -
‘Gisèle is waiting for explanations’: the dark questions at the heart of the Pelicot trial
The evidence heard in court has horrified the world. But as the trial comes to an end, the questions it has raised about ‘ordinary’ men, French society, and rape culture have still not been ...The Guardian - 5d -
Irish ex-rugby player found guilty of rape in France
Former Irish U20 prop Denis Coulson has been found guilty of the rape of a woman in Bordeaux in 2017.BBC News - 6d -
China jails former national football coach for 20 years for bribery
The former coach of the Chinese men's national soccer team Li Tie has received a 20-year prison sentence for briberyABC News - 6d -
French mass rape trial shocks the nation
A 71-year-old man went on trial on Sept. 2, 2024, in France over allegations that he drugged his wife and invited dozens of strangers to rape her in their home. The case of Dominique and Gisele ...NBC News - 6d -
British hedge fund trader jailed in Denmark over ‘cum-ex’ tax fraud
Sanjay Shah receives 12-year sentence for masterminding scheme that led to billions in refunds of non-existent tax paymentsFinancial Times - Dec. 12 -
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Serbia sentences man to 20 years in prison for one of 2 mass shootings that shook nation last May
A Serbian court has convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison a man who gunned down nine people and wounded 12 in a shooting last year that was one of two mass killings which shook the Balkan ...ABC News - Dec. 12 -
Trump Wants Mass Deportations. He Will Need Jails and Sanctuary Cities to Help.
Immigration experts say the Trump administration would need cooperation from local law enforcement to deport millions of people.The New York Times - Dec. 11 -
The 50 men accused in mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot
The men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot have been dubbed Monsieur-Tout-Le-Monde as they broadly represent a microcosm of French society.BBC News - Dec. 11 -
Ex-lawyer spared jail over false Iraq War claims
He was given a two-year suspended sentence over false claims of abuse made against UK troops in Iraq.BBC News - Dec. 10 -
Polygamous sect leader with 20 "wives" sentenced to 50 years
A polygamist leader in Arizona has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.CBS News - Dec. 9 -
My ex-husband is worth 10 times what I’m worth. Is it fair that we contribute equally to our son’s college education?
“When I suggested I now want to pay less, my former spouse said he didn’t want to finance my savings.”MarketWatch - Dec. 9 -
Ex-BBC journalist jailed for child sex offences
Duncan Bartlett is jailed for eight after admitting 35 child sex offences.BBC News - Dec. 9 -
US woman caught with golden gun in luggage at Sydney airport jailed for a year
Liliana Goodson travelled to Australia in 2023 to attend clown school with the gold-plated pistol, worth about $3,000, in her luggage. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news ...The Guardian - Dec. 9 -
Gisèle Pelicot lifts her sunglasses and chooses to fight back
The woman at the centre of the mass rape case sees her public trial as a chance to "stand for all victims".BBC News - Dec. 9 -
Chi-Chi’s Plans Comeback More than 20 Years After Bankruptcy
Chi-Chi’s bankruptcy filing two decades ago coincided with a hepatitis A outbreak.Inc. - Dec. 8 -
Notre Dame celebrates first mass in five years after devastating fire
Archbishop of Paris consecrates the cathedral’s new altar with perfumed oil to the sound of the restored organ. Parisians, the French and the world rediscovered the breathtaking beauty of the Notre ...The Guardian - Dec. 8 -
Cambridge University urged to apologise over jailing of thousands of ‘evil’ women without evidence or trial
A 1561 charter granted powers to imprison young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark. In 1561, a little-known charter granted the University of Cambridge the power to ...The Guardian - Dec. 7 -
Rape trials collapse as victims abandon cases amid long court delays
Courts logjam in England and Wales contributes to doubling in five years of victims pulling out of prosecutions. ‘I’ve had four torturous years’: child abuse victims speak out The number of ...The Guardian - Dec. 6 -
Ex-school welfare officer jailed for sexual assaults
Nine of the teenagers who brought charges against Neil Beckett were pupils at Lagan College in Belfast.BBC News - Dec. 6 -
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Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyer: ‘This level of depravity? I have never seen anything like it’
Stéphane Babonneau had to watch thousands of videos of Gisèle Pelicot being raped, before disclosing their horror to her. He explains how she found the courage to cope – and to change the world for ...The Guardian - Dec. 3 -
Ashley Benefield, ex-ballerina convicted of killing husband, is sentenced to 20 years
A former ballerina who was convicted of manslaughter in what she claimed was the self-defense killing of her estranged husband was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison.NBC News - Dec. 3 -
Ex-ballerina convicted of killing husband gets 20 years in "Black Swan" case
The case drew national attention, with some comparing Ashley Benefield to the protagonist of the 2010 film "Black Swan."CBS News - Dec. 3 -
Ex-Kansas Police Detective Found Dead on First Day of His Trial
Roger Golubski, who had been accused of raping and terrorizing Black women, was found dead on his back porch on Monday as his federal trial was set to begin.The New York Times - Dec. 3 -
Ex-detective accused of preying on Black women dies before trial
Prosecutors say female residents feared that if they crossed paths with Roger Golubski, he'd demand sexual favors and threaten to harm or jail their relatives.CBS News - Dec. 2 -
US ex-detective accused of kidnap and rape found dead on morning of trial
Roger Golubski, 71, accused of crimes spanning years, found dead in Kansas hours before jury selection set to begin. A former Kansas police detective accused of “the grossest acts of corruption a ...The Guardian - Dec. 2
