Avignon: Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband was jailed on Thursday for 20 years over her drugging and mass rape by strangers recruited online, in a case that shocked France and resonated around the world. After the trial was closed, Gisele Pelicot emerged to give a full statement to reporters, speaking about the trial itself, the verdict and…
Paris: France’s trial of a man who drugged his wife so dozens of strangers could rape her while unconscious has been both ordinary and extraordinary, AFP journalists who have been covering it say. Details of the case have horrified audiences in France and abroad since the trial began on September 2, drawing renewed attention on…
Madrid, Spain: France’s notorious mass rape trial has generated an enormous echo in Spain, a pioneer in the fight against gender-based violence, and highlighted the often overlooked scourge of domestic sexual violence. A French court is expected to give its verdict this week in the case of Dominique Pelicot, 72, who has admitted drugging his…
