A French court convicted Dominique Pelicot, the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot, of aggravated rape and other charges for drugging and abusing his wife for nearly a decade. Pelicot admitted to drugging his wife and allowing other men to rape her while he filmed the assaults. The case has sparked national outrage and calls for tougher measures against sexual violence.
A French court has found the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him.
The appalling ordeal inflicted over nearly a decade on Gisèle Pelicot, now a 72-year-old grandmother, 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. Prosecutors asked that Pelicot get the maximum penalty and for sentences of 10 to 18 years for the others. They also requested a four-year prison term for another defendant who was tried for aggravated sexual assault.
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