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.
Ex-husband found guilty in Avignon rape trial that shocked France
Dominique Pelicot was found guilty of aggravated rape of his ex-wife Gisèle in the French city Avignon on Thursday in a trial that has shocked France and the world. The sentence for the 72-year-old man is still pending.
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.
France's shocking mass rape trial is over. But will Gisèle Pelicot's case really change anything?
Gisèle Pelicot has been lauded as a hero, but it’s a far cry from typical experiences of sexual assault survivors in Canada and around the world. Here's why some advocates say a guilty verdict won't necessarily change rape culture.
Judges in France Are Delivering Verdicts in the Gisèle Pelicot Historic Rape Trial
A panel of judges in France is delivering verdicts for more than four dozen men charged with aggravated rape and sexual assault on Gisèle Pelicot
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".
Reactions to verdicts in Gisele Pelicot rape trial
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. All the Frenchman's 50 co-defendants were also found guilty of rape,
On Avignon’s ancient ramparts, modern messages denounce ‘rape culture’
A feminist collective, the Amazons of Avignon, has been plastering the walls of the city with testimony from the trial of the ...
I’m a Legal Historian. This Shocking Trial Was Unlike Any I’ve Ever Seen.
Sara McDougall, a historian at John Jay College of Criminal Justice who specializes in legal history and women’s history, was ...
Ex-husband handed 20-year sentence in Avignon rape trial
Dominique Pelicot was handed a 20-year prison sentence on Thursday after being found guilty of the aggravated rape of his ...
Who is Dominique Pelicot? 'Monster of Avignon' who spent years filming drugged wife's mass rapes
Dominique Pelicot, the now ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot, 72, was sentenced on Thursday after being found guilty of drugging ...
'Disgusting!' Moment Monster of Avignon is caught upskirting in supermarket
A shocking video has emerged of the husband of Gisele Pelicot upskirting women in a local supermarket. The incident led to ...
‘Monster of Avignon’ Who Invited 50 Men to Rape His Drugged Wife Found Guilty
A French man who drugged and raped his wife for nearly a decade—and invited other men to do the same while he filmed them—has ...
Feature: Chinese theater troupe breathes new life into French classics
In a quiet French village theater, the soft glow of stage lights fell on a scene that feels both familiar and entirely new. Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris unfolds, not through actors in grand ...
Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf
A group of Gisele Pelicot’s Australian admirers say they're moved that the victim in France’s notorious drugging-and-rape ...
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.
Gisele Pelicot's husband is now being investigated for rape and MURDER following his conviction… as psychologist reveals extraordinary details of his sexual abnormalities but ...
Pelicot could yet face another shameful trial as investigators believe the depraved 72-year-old may be responsible for the rape and murder of Sophie Narme, a real estate agent, in 1991 ...