US EditionDominique Pelicot jailed for 20 years in shocking French mass rape of wife, Gisele
- Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in jail for orchestrating mass rapes against Gisele Pelicot, as ruled by a French court in Avignon.
- Gisele Pelicot, 72, is recognized as a feminist hero for standing up to her aggressors in court and waiving her right to a closed trial.
- The mass rapes involved 51 men recruited online by Dominique Pelicot, who had confessed to the crimes.
- Defendants claimed Gisele Pelicot was a willing participant in a sex game, but they denied the allegations of rape and abuse.
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Those who raped Jiselle Pellicot include lorry drivers, soldiers, firefighters, security guards, labourers, electricians, farmers, supermarket employees, journalists and unemployed people of all ages and genders. The youngest accused was just 22 years old when he entered Jiselle Pellicot's bedroom. While the oldest was 70 years old.
Court finds French man guilty of letting men rape his wife
AVIGNON, France — A court in France on Thursday sentenced the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her and allowing other men to rape her while she was unconscious, in abuse that lasted…
Dominique Pelicot jailed for 20 years in landmark French mass rape trial - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
AVIGNON, France — A French court found Dominique Pelicot guilty on Thursday of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife for almost a decade, and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her unconscious body in a case that has horrified the world.
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CartaCapitalAvignon. The French court yesterday imposed the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison on Dominique Pelicot for drugging, for a decade, his ex-wife Gisèle to rape her along with dozens of strangers.
Gisèle Pelicot rape trial
Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday, December 19, for repeatedly sedating and raping his wife together with dozens of other male cohorts over the period of a decade. The courage of his victim, wife, Gisèle Pelicot, moved the nation as she heroically faced her aggressor across a courtroom in Avignon along with another 50 men in a three-month court case that shook and… Source
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