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Appeal in Pelicot Case: Defendant Challenges Rapist Label

Appeal in Pelicot Case: Defendant Challenges Rapist Label

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One of 50 foreign men who assaulted the woman Gisèle Pelicot in a high-profile rape case in France does not want to be labeled as a rapist. The case is now being tried in a higher court

ECHR Rules France Failed to Protect Young Rape Victims' Rights

ECHR Rules France Failed to Protect Young Rape Victims' Rights

Thu 24 Apr 2025 13:39 CEST

French authorities did not do enough to protect the rights of three teenage girls after they reported being raped, according to a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.

French rapist Pelicot questioned about murder

French rapist Pelicot questioned about murder

Thu 30 Jan 2025 15:54 CET

For several years, Frenchman Dominique Pelicot coerced his wife Gisèle into being raped and invited other men to assault her. Now, Pelicot has been questioned about new crimes – including a murder – committed in the 90s

Pelicot's daughter: Dad should die in prison

Pelicot's daughter: Dad should die in prison

Sun 12 Jan 2025 15:49 CET

Dominique Pelicot was well aware of what he did and he is not sick. That's what Caroline Darian, daughter of one of France's worst rapists of all time, says

Man behind rape website Pelicot arrested

Man behind rape website Pelicot arrested

Thu 9 Jan 2025 16:52 CET

The founder of a website used to commit sexual offenses is formally accused of a crime, according to prosecutors in France. The website has, among other things, been used by Dominique Pelicot

Pelicot does not appeal the rape verdict

Pelicot does not appeal the rape verdict

Mon 30 Dec 2024 08:01 CET

The Frenchman Dominique Pelicot, who was sentenced to the maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment for, among other things, aggravated rape following a series of assaults on his drugged wife, will not appeal the verdict, announces his lawyer.

Macron thanks Pelicot after rape trial

Macron thanks Pelicot after rape trial

Fri 20 Dec 2024 08:22 CET

Gisèle Pelicot: Thought of my grandchildren

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Gisèle Pelicot: Thought of my grandchildren

Thu 19 Dec 2024 12:38 CET

Gisèle Pelicot describes the trial as difficult, and says that she thought of her grandchildren. I have fought this battle also with them in mind, she says in a first comment after the verdicts

Maximum sentence for "The Monster from Avignon" – 51 men convicted

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Maximum sentence for "The Monster from Avignon" – 51 men convicted

Thu 19 Dec 2024 09:54 CET

Dominique Pelicot is sentenced to the maximum penalty of 20 years' imprisonment for, among other things, aggravated rape, announces the court in Avignon. All 51 defendants in the highly publicized French case are deemed guilty, most of them for aggravated rapes

Now the "monster from Avignon" gets his sentence

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Now the "monster from Avignon" gets his sentence

Thu 19 Dec 2024 05:30 CET

20 years in prison has been described as too little. But it is the maximum sentence for rape in France, and therefore Dominique Pelicot is expected to get it when the judges now rule in one of the most talked-about sexual offense cases of all time

Rape-accused Pelicot praises ex-wife's "courage"

Rape-accused Pelicot praises ex-wife's "courage"

Mon 16 Dec 2024 10:08 CET

Dominique Pelicot, who has acknowledged years of rapes against his former wife Gisèle, asks for forgiveness from his family in his final plea. The judges in the highly publicized case are expected to deliver their verdict on Thursday

Pelicot Memoirs to be Published

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Pelicot Memoirs to be Published

Mon 16 Dec 2024 08:25 CET

"And I stopped calling you dad". This is the title of Caroline Darian's memoirs, which will be published in Swedish on January 13 next year