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London: The daughter of Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman found guilty of drugging his ex-wife so dozens of strangers could rape her, said in comments released Saturday that her father “should die in prison”. In her first television interview since Pelicot was jailed for 20 years last month following a trial that horrified France, Caroline Darian…
Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of a mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, talks to journalists, surrounded by relatives and her lawyers, after the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused, at the courthouse in Avignon, France, December 19, 2024….
Dominique Pelicot, who has allegedly drugged and raped his wife, appears at the courthouse in Avignon, France, September 11, 2024, in this courtroom sketch. | Photo Credit: Reuters French prosecutors on Monday (November 26, 2024) demanded a maximum 20-year jail term for the man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife while…
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Paris: The main defendant in a mass rape trial that has sparked horror and protests in France was absent on Monday because he is “unwell” and must undergo medical treatment, the presiding judge said. Dominique Pelicot, 71, has been on trial since September 2 over raping and recruiting strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife…
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“We are all Gisèle.” There has been an outpouring on the streets of France in support of 72-year-old Gisèle Pelicot, who had been drugged and raped by her husband, Dominique Pelicot, and at least 50 others, in their home for over a decade. In an extraordinary act of courage, Ms. Pelicot waived anonymity and requested…
Two defendants in a mass rape trial that has shocked France on Wednesday reluctantly admitted they had raped a man’s heavily sedated wife as they had not sought her consent. The main defendant in the case, 71-year-old Dominique Pelicot, has confessed to administering sedatives to his wife to rape her and inviting strangers to join…
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French mass rape survivor Gisele Pelicot walks into court each day with her head held high. Marseille, France: Walking into court each day with her head held high, the ex-wife of a Frenchman on trial for orchestrating her mass rape in her own bed for almost a decade has become a feminist icon. With her…
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