Dominique Pelicot likely to be given 20 years for drugging his ex-wife and inviting strangers to rape her over a decade
Gisèle Pelicot and one of her lawyers Stéphane Babonneau leave the Avignon courthouse after hearing the defence's final plea.Gisèle Pelicot and one of her lawyers Stéphane Babonneau leave the Avignon courthouse after hearing the defence's final plea.
They were invited to address the court for the last time on Monday. A dozen apologised to Gisèle Pelicot, while a handful insisted they ”had not intended” to rape and were therefore not rapists. Others said they had nothing to add. In an unusual move, Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity and insisted the trial be open to the press and public. The videos, which the president of the court described as an “attack on human dignity”, should be shown in open court, she said.
Over the weeks, Gisèle Pelicot, 73, a grandmother whose insistence that “shame must change sides” has become a global feminist slogan, has grown in confidence and stature, boosted by the overwhelming support she has received from the crowds of women who have turned out to cheer her in and out of the courthouse. Women have arrived each day at dawn and waited for hours in rain, cold and bitter Mistral winds for a seat in the hearing.
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