Appeals Are Filed in Mass Rape Case in France, Bringing New Trial for 17 Men
Dominique Pelicot, the man convicted of raping his wife and of inviting dozens of others to join him in the abuse, did not appeal. But 17 of the other 50 found guilty did.
What to know about France mass rape case as Dominique Pelicot found guilty
Dominique Pelicot was accused of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and orchestrating her abuse by at least 70 other men.
Dominique Pelicot won’t appeal conviction in ex-wife’s rape trial in France
The Frenchman was jailed for 20 years for drugging and raping his then-wife and soliciting dozens of men to do the same.
Dominique Pelicot given maximum 20-year sentence in France rape trial that has shocked the world
Dominique Pelicot, 72, has been found guilty of all charges in the rape and drugging of his then-wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and on Thursday was given the maximum sentence of 20 years in the massive trial that has shaken France and shocked the world.
France's shocking mass rape trial is over. But will Gisèle Pelicot's case change rape culture?
WARNING: This article may affect those who have experienced sexual violence or know someone affected by it. Throngs of cheering supporters greeted Gisèle Pelicot as she left the courthouse in Avignon,
Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband, dozens of others found guilty in rape and drugging trial in France
Gisèle Pelicot said she had no regrets, but hope for the future after a judge sentenced her ex-husband to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her for years.
Pelicot rape trial shifts France's practices around drug-facilitated assaults
Around late September, staff manning the phones at 39 19, France's main anonymous hotline for women who are victims of violence, began noticing a new type of case.
France mass rape trial triggers soul-searching in Spain
France's notorious mass rape trial has generated an enormous echo in Spain, a pioneer in the fight against gender-based violence, and highlighted the often overlooked scourge of domestic sexual violence.
Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband won't appeal his 20-year prison sentence for orchestrating mass rapes
A lawyer for the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot says he won’t appeal his 20-year sentence for drugging and raping her and allowing dozens of other men to rape her while she was unconscious
Dominique Pelicot Won't Appeal Prison Sentence for Drugging, Raping Wife
Dominique Pelicot said he wants to spare his ex-wife from a "new ordeal" of another trial, according to his lawyer.
Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions
Seventeen men convicted in the Pelicot mass rape trial have appealed the verdict, according to the prosecutor’s office in the French city of Avignon.
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 ...
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.
Ex-husband and 50 men he recruited online found guilty of drugged wife’s rape in France
AVIGNON, France — Gisèle Pelicot spoke of her “very difficult ordeal” after 51 men were all found guilty Thursday in the ...