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Dominique 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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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…

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Dominique Pelicot jailed for 20 years in landmark French mass rape trial - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

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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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France court convicts 51 men in Dominique Pelicot mass rape trial

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Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A panel of five judges at the criminal court in Avignon judged 72-year-old Dominique Pelicot guilty on Thursday of orchestrating the drugging and the raping of his wife for almost a decade, offering her up to his 50 co-conspirators, as per Al Jazeera. World News | Gisele Pelicot's Husband, 50 Others Found Guilty of Mass Rape by French Court.

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