Live Updates: Dominique Pelicot Is Convicted in Rape Trial That Shook France
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Source: New York Times
Live Updates: Dominique Pelicot Is Convicted in Rape Trial That Shook France
A court found Mr. Pelicot, 72, guilty after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle, for nearly a decade, and inviting strangers to join him. The case has made her a feminist hero.
Catherine Porter
Updated
Dec. 19, 2024, 3:58 a.m. ET 8 minutes ago
Catherine Porter Reporting from Avignon, France
Here are the latest developments.
Dominique Pelicot, 72, who admitted to drugging his wife for almost a decade and inviting dozens of strangers he met on the internet to join him in violating her, was convicted on Thursday of aggravated rape. The verdict capped a trial that has horrified France, prompted profound discussions about rape culture and toxic masculinity, and turned Gisèle Pelicot, his wife of 50 years, into a feminist hero.
Five judges reached the decision, which was announced to a packed courtroom in Avignon, in southern France. The head judge, Roger Arata, was reading out guilty verdicts on other charges against Mr. Pelicot and 50 other defendants, and sentences were expected to be announced later.
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