In the historic trial in Avignon, which was followed around the world, a verdict will be pronounced next Thursday. The main defendant, Dominique Pelicot, was “found guilty” of the serious rape of his ex-wife Gisèle.
Before the verdict was pronounced, numerous people gathered in front of the courthouse with banners. “Thank you, Gisèle,” it said. After the sensational trial, activists hope that “shame will change sides” when it comes to violence against women.
The main defendant in the case, Dominique Pelicot, was accused of repeatedly drugging his then-wife Gisèle for nearly a decade, abusing her and offering her to dozens of strangers for rape. The other men, who were between 21 and 68 years old at the time of the crime, risk a prison sentence of four to eighteen years. More than half of them demanded an acquittal.
Source: Krone
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