Gisele Pelicot's ex-husband found guilty in mass rape trial

The verdict is expected on 19 December in the Mazan rape trial, which made Gisele Pelicot a feminist hero at home and abroad. For almost a decade, she was drugged by her now ex- husband Dominique so that he and strangers he recruited online could rape her. In the ranks of feminist associations and civil parties, hopes are high that this extraordinary trial will shake up the issue of consent and, perhaps, the very definition of rape in France.

Throughout the trial, Gisele Pelicot, aged 72 refused to remain anonymous and demanding that the horrific videos of her abuse, filmed by her ex-husband, be...

Marechal is the only convict who was not accused of raping Gisele Pelicot. Instead, he was found guilty of associating with Dominique Pelicot and copying his...

Pelicot stood trial alongside 50 other men, many of whom denied the allegations. However, the court in Avignon found 47 guilty of rape, two of attempted rape,...