Category Archive for : ‘Mass Rape’

The Washington Post
By Leo Sands
12/19/24

What to Know about France Mass Rape Case as Dominique Pelicot Found Guilty

In a case that shocked France and the world, Dominique Pelicot was found guilty Thursday of aggravated rape and a litany of other charges. The Frenchman was sentenced to 20 years in prison for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife and orchestrating her abuse by dozens of other men, as detailed in three months of chilling courtroom evidence that have horrified a nation.

The mass rape trial — which also resulted in guilty verdicts for the

USA Today
By David Oliver
12/19/24

Gisele Pelicot Went Public in French Rape Case, and it Made All the Difference

“Immense courage.” “Unbelievable.” “The world is no longer the same.”

These are some of the reactions the came after a French court on Thursday sentenced Dominique Pelicot, the ex-husband of 72-year-old Gisele Pelicot, to 20 years imprisonment for repeatedly drugging her and recruiting men to rape her while she was unconscious in a case that stunned France and the world. Dominique Pelicot was convicted of aggravated rape and other charges along with 50 other men. The case was