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.
WorldGisèle 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.
World20 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.
WorldDominique 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.
World"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. She is the daughter of Dominique Pelicot, who has been called "the monster from Avignon" and is considered one of France's worst sex offenders ever.
EntertainmentThe 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. But the prosecutor thinks that even the maximum sentence is lenient for such "heinous acts" – and even gets some support from the man's defense attorney.
WorldOne 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. This wound will never heal, says 71-year-old Gisèle Pélicot.
WorldAnother 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.
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