The verdict is expected to be part of the debate on the French legislation on sexual offenses, a debate that was revived after last year's rape scandal surrounding Frenchman Dominique Pelicot, who had drugged and exploited his wife.
The three girls reported rapes that they were subjected to when they were 13, 14, and 16 years old. In the ECHR's verdict, it is established that those who led the investigations and French courts did not do enough to protect them and that the investigations were not conducted in a manner that respects the victims' rights according to the European Convention for Human Rights.
