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Dominique Pélicot

Rape-accused blames Pélicot's husband

A man who several times went to Dominique Pélicot's home to rape his wife Gisèle Pélicot is asking for a milder sentence. This is because it was her husband who drugged her, according to the man's lawyer.

Rape-accused blames Pélicot's husband

The Importance of Women's Stories

That women who have been exposed to sexual offenses go out openly can strengthen others to dare to tell. This type of crime is still associated with guilt and shame, says Cecilia Bödker Pedersen at the organization Big Sister.

The Importance of Women's Stories

This is how France will combat violence against women

I am convinced that the Mazan trial will mark a before and an after, says France's Prime Minister Michel Barnier. The country is now presenting new measures to combat violence against women – while the man accused of many years of raping his wife still has not received his punishment.

This is how France will combat violence against women

Prosecutor: Maximum sentence too lenient for Pélicot's husband

The maximum sentence is 20 years in prison. This is what the prosecution in France is demanding for the main defendant, the husband, in the notorious Pélicot case.

Prosecutor: Maximum sentence too lenient for Pélicot's husband

After Pélicot: Massive protests against men's violence

Tens of thousands of people demonstrated against men's violence against women in France on Saturday. The protests follow the highly publicized rape trial against Dominique Pélicot, charged with drugging his wife and letting tens of men rape her.

After Pélicot: Massive protests against men's violence

The Husband Let Men Rape Her: "Will Never Heal"

One of France's largest rape trials of all time is approaching its end. This week, the final arguments and sentencing demands are expected in the case of Dominique Pélicot, charged with drugging his wife and letting tens of men rape her.

The Husband Let Men Rape Her: "Will Never Heal"

Pélicot: Must change how we view rape

Gisèle Pélicot, 71, the woman at the center of a highly publicized French mass rape trial, demands that society starts seeing sexual violence differently. > It's time for the macho society, the patriarchal society, that trivializes rape to change, she says in court ahead of this week's final pleadings.

Pélicot: Must change how we view rape

More men face trial in mass rape case

Another group of men is to be questioned in a comprehensive rape case in France, where a man is accused of having drugged his wife and let tens of men assault her. A couple of them claim to have been subjected to abuse themselves.

More men face trial in mass rape case

Pélicot in Court: It's Not the Victim Who Should Be Ashamed

Gisèle Pélicot was drugged and raped over a ten-year period. Her story has sent shockwaves across France and now she has reappeared in court.

Pélicot in Court: It's Not the Victim Who Should Be Ashamed

French Rapist: "Part of the Nightmare"

A father of three with a job at a local food store is one of the men who are being prosecuted in France for raping the drugged Gisèle Pélicot. I can only imagine the nightmare you've been through, he said in court when he confessed to the rape.

French Rapist: "Part of the Nightmare"

The Village is Haunted by Rapes: "It Could be Anyone"

In the midst of a southern French idyll, Gisèle Pélicot lived a nightmare. The men who were invited to rape her were almost all from the area – and now little Mazan is being torn apart by mistrust.

The Village is Haunted by Rapes: "It Could be Anyone"

French Rapes: "Copycat" Imitated Pélicot

71-year-old Dominique Pélicot, on trial for drugging his wife and letting other men rape her, had an impersonator. .

French Rapes: "Copycat" Imitated Pélicot

The Accused Frenchman: "I am a Rapist"

My wife did not deserve this. The Frenchman Dominique Pélicot, who is accused of having drugged his wife for tens of years and allowed men to assault her, speaks out in court.

The Accused Frenchman: "I am a Rapist"

Notorious Rape Trial Postponed

The trial against the Frenchman Dominique Pélicot, who is accused of drugging his wife and letting men assault her, is postponed. This is because he is too ill to come to court.

Notorious Rape Trial Postponed

Protests in France – shaken by rape case

For several years, she was drugged and raped by a large number of men – on the orders of her husband. Gisèle Pélicot's story sends shockwaves across France and rekindles the debate about men's violence against women.

Protests in France – shaken by rape case

Testifying to Horror: Men Invited to Rape

For ten years, Dominique Pélicot drugged his wife and invited men to rape her. The trial about the assaults is shaking France.

Testifying to Horror: Men Invited to Rape