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‘I am a rapist’, admits husband in French mass rape trial

A 71-year-old French man acknowledged in court that he drugged his then-wife and invited dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade, as well as raping her himself. He pleaded with her, and their three children, for forgiveness as he gave ...

17 Sept 2024 at 12:30

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Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband will not appeal against his 20-year prison sentence

The ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot will not appeal against his 20-year prison sentence for drugging and raping her and allowing dozens of other men to also rape her while she was unconscious, in a case that revolted France, his lawyer has ...

30 Dec 2024 at 10:12

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Judges in France to deliver verdicts in Gisele Pelicot historic rape trial

A panel of five judges in France is to deliver verdicts for more than four dozen men charged with aggravated rape and sexual assault on Gisele Pelicot in a historic case that has shaken France. Among the men on trial is Dominique ...

19 Dec 2024 at 07:12

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I thought of my grandchildren, Gisele Pelicot says after French rape trial

Gisele Pelicot has said she thought of her grandchildren during the drugging-and-rape trial that turned her into a feminist hero. She said after 51 men, including her ex-husband, were all found guilty on Thursday of rape or ...

19 Dec 2024 at 13:38

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Man accused of inviting others to rape wife to give evidence in French court

A man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade is testifying in court on Tuesday in southern France, in a case that has shocked the country. Dominique Pelicot, now 71, ...

17 Sept 2024 at 09:29

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Prosecutors demand maximum sentence for Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband

A high-profile rape trial in France has moved into a new phase, with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for dozens of men accused of raping Gisele Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered ...

25 Nov 2024 at 17:54

Petition for Gisele Pelicot to win Nobel Peace Prize passes 125,000 signatures

A UK-based petition calling for Gisele Pelicot to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has received more than 125,000 signatures. Ms Pelicot, 72, a retired logistics manager, was drugged by her ex-husband, Dominique ...

17 Jan 2025 at 15:50

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Stacey Dooley: I had bleak realisation I don’t think I would report if raped

Stacey Dooley has said “if somebody raped me, I don’t think I would go to the police”, after hearing stories of women’s experiences with the courts and investigators. The TV presenter, 38, is bringing out the new ...

11 Mar 2025 at 07:38

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Gisele Pelicot to release memoir, A Hymn To Life, next year

Gisele Pelicot, who became a global symbol of the fight against sexual violence during a rape trial in France last year, will publish a memoir next year. A Hymn To Life will be published in English, French and ...

21 Mar 2025 at 13:00

Queen wrote to rape survivor Gisele Pelicot to praise ‘extraordinary courage’

The Queen wrote to French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot to express her support and praise “her extraordinary dignity and courage”, it has been revealed. Camilla, who has long campaigned against domestic ...

12 Mar 2025 at 18:30

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French appeals court revisits shocking Gisele Pelicot rape case

Less than a year after the landmark verdict in a drugging and rape trial that shook France and turned Gisele Pelicot into a global figure, she was greeted with applause on Monday as she arrived at a ...

06 Oct 2025 at 16:38

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French court increases sentence for man who raped Gisele Pelicot

A French appeals court has handed a stiffer 10-year sentence to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious, French media reported. ...

09 Oct 2025 at 16:55

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