France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep
It’s the landmark trial that has upended French society and prompted some deep soul searching about sexual violence and consent: the Pelicot mass rape case.
Dominique Pelicot and 50 Others Guilty in Rape Trial That Shook France
A court sentenced Mr. Pelicot to 20 years after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle, for nearly a decade, and inviting strangers to join him. The case has made her a feminist hero.
Macron thanks Gisèle Pelicot for courage and dignity in mass rape trial
French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to Gisèle Pelicot for the strength she showed in the mass rape trial of her husband and 50 other men. Describing her as a trailblazer for women, he said her "dignity and courage moved and inspired France and the world".
Dozens of men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot mass rape trial that shocked France
A court found the husband of Gisèle Pelicot guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him in the mass rape trial that has shocked France.
Gisèle Pelicot rape trial latest: Security guard who caught Dominique says he saw ‘fear in his eyes’
The security guard who caught Dominique Pelicot upskirting women at a supermarket, which led to the discovery of his heinous crimes, has recalled the “terror” and “fear” in his eyes. Thibaut Rey, 38,
Dominique Pelicot's double life: Who is the man who plotted his wife's mass rape?
It was something in Dominique Pelicot's swagger, his "élan" - as the French might put it - that immediately struck the psychiatrist as odd. There he stood. A 68-year-old pensioner who had already spent several months inside one of France's most notorious prisons,
Gisèle Pelicot thanks backers after her ex-husband and his co-defendants are convicted in rape trial
Gisèle Pelicot spoke of her "very difficult ordeal" after 51 men were convicted Thursday in the drugging-and-rape trial that riveted France and turned her into an icon.
Gisèle Pelicot’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has Changed France
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With Guilty Verdicts, Rape Victim’s Ordeal in France Becomes a Message of Hope
Dozens of men who abused Gisèle Pelicot were convicted, including the man who invited them to do so: her husband of 50 years.
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France fines 12 household appliance firms $635 million for price fixing
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