Gisèle Pelicot

Gisèle Pelicot has found love again, says she didn't want to

Gisèle Pelicot, who was raped by her husband and subjected to severe abuse by about 50 other men, has found love again.

Gisèle Pelicot wants to meet her ex-husband in prison

Gisèle Pelicot was drugged by her then husband, who raped her and invited strangers to do the same. Now she has chosen to tell her story, writing that she wants to meet him face-to-face to heal.

Believed to have drugged 200 women – wanted to make them pee

The official at France's Ministry of Culture called the women in for job interviews – where he drugged them with diuretics to make them urinate. Over 200 women are said to have been subjected to the abuse, The Guardian reports.

Royal Dramatic Theatre Presents Pelicot Trial Performance

The trial against Gisèle Pelicots husband and the fifty men who subjected her to sexual abuse is being staged at the Dramaten, the theater announces in a press release.

Appealed Pelicot Case: Man Receives Stricter 10-Year Sentence

The man who was previously convicted of rape of Gisèle Pelicot and who appealed the verdict has again been convicted by the court. The court increases the sentence to ten years in prison.

Gisèle Pelicot Confronts Rapist in Court: I Never Gave Consent

Gisèle Pelicot turned directly to one of her rapists in court on Wednesday. When exactly did I give you my consent? Never.

Appeal in Pelicot Case: Defendant Challenges Rapist Label

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. Outside the court, Gisèle Pelicot is met with applause.

Gisèle Pelicot to Release Memoirs in 2026: Telling Her Story

The French crime victim Gisèle Pelicot will publish her memoirs next year, announces the British publishing house Bodley Head.

NATO and the UN have higher confidence than the government

Nato and the UN have greater confidence than both the parliament and the government, shows Medieakademins 28th confidence barometer. But confidence in Swedish defence and security authorities is record-high.

French rapist Pelicot questioned about murder

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 does not appeal the rape verdict

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

Gisèle Pelicot: Thought of my grandchildren

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.

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

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.