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.
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.
Dozens of men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot mass rape trial that shocked France
Dozens of men including the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot were found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting her in a historic trial that shocked France.
Gisèle Pelicot speaks after ex-husband found guilty of rapes, sentenced to 20 years in France
The appalling ordeal inflicted over nearly a decade on Gisèle Pelicot in what she thought was a loving marriage and her courage during the bruising and stunning trial have transformed the retired power company worker into a feminist hero of the nation.
Women’s right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot’s rape trial verdict
Hundreds of people have gathered in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a mass-rape trial in which dozens of men stand accused.
How verdicts in Gisèle Pelicot's trial could usher in a second wave of France's #MeToo movement
A landmark mass rape trial in France has exposed abuse orchestrated by the victim's husband, and a culture that many activists say is sexist, tolerant of violence toward women and resistant to change.
The unanswered questions after Gisele Pelicot rape trial
Fifty-one men have now been brought to justice, but questions remain after the trial that has shocked France and the wider world
Calls increase at France's new helpline after the verdict of Gisele Pelicot mass rape trial
Activists of the feminist group NousToutes stage a demonstration outside the Louvre calling for better justice for rape victims after 50 men were convicted of raping Pelicot
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 ...
Ex-husband and 50 men he recruited online found guilty of drugged wife’s rape in France
The court sentenced Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping her and allowing other men to ...
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Dozens of men are found guilty of raping a woman in France who was drugged to sleep
A French panel of judges found dozens of men guilty of raping a woman whose husband had drugged her unconscious over the ...
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.
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The France rape trial throws up a difficult question about porn fantasies - and male desire
Are extreme fantasies about dominating women that were once just that - fantasies - now becoming more normalised in reality ...
Gisèle Pelicot's Australian supporters are moved that their French heroine wore an Aboriginal scarf
A group of Gisèle Pelicot’s Australian admirers say they're moved that the victim in France’s notorious drugging-and-rape ...
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 ...