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 world is expected to end on Thursday with the conviction of Dominique Pelicot, who has admitted drugging his ex-wife, Gisèle, and inviting strangers into their bedroom to rape her.

Pelicot, a 72-year-old retired electrician and estate agent, is expected to be given the maximum 20-year jail term the public prosecutor has demanded at the three and a half-month trial in Avignon.

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The Troubled, Violent Lives of the Men Accused of Raping Gisèle Pelicot

Some dubbed those on trial as “Mr. Everyman,” but more complicated portraits have emerged during the trial.
The Wall Street Journal - 7h
Gisèle Pelicot and the 51 men she faced in court

The mass rape trial has shaken French attitudes towards sexual violence and consent
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Who Is Dominique Pelicot, the Man at the Center of France’s Mass Rape Trial?

For over three months, judges and lawyers have tried to grasp the true nature of the man who said he had invited dozens of strangers to join him in raping his drugged wife.
The New York Times - 6h
France mass rape trial triggers soul-searching in Spain

Yahoo News - 13h
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 hero
ABC News - 13h
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 accused
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‘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 - 4d
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
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