All 51 defendants found guilty in Gisele Pelicot rape case that horrified the world

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Radio New Zealand/Reuters

A French court found all 51 defendants guilty on Thursday in a drugging-and-rape case that horrified the world and transformed the victim, Gisele Pelicot, into a stirring symbol of courage and resilience.

Pelicot's ex-husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, had pleaded guilty to drugging her repeatedly for almost a decade to rape her, and to offer up her unconscious body for sex to dozens of strangers he had met online, while videoing the abuse.

A panel of five judges sentenced him to the maximum 20 years in jail, as requested by prosecutors.

Prosecutors are also seeking terms of between four and 18 years for the other defendants, almost all of whom are accused of raping the comatose Gisele Pelicot.

Read more: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/537182/all-51-defendants-found-guilty-in-gisele-pelicot-rape-case-that-horrified-the-world

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Fifty other men were accused alongside Dominique Pelicot, most of whom denied the charges. The French court found 46 of them guilty of rape, two guilty of attempted rape and two guilty of sexual assault.

One man is on the run and being tried in his absence.

The presiding judge told the court that sentencing would be announced after all the verdicts had been delivered.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/dec/19/pelicot-rape-trial-dominique-gisele-verdict-france-latest-live?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6763e5af8f081f8d963d5b89#block-6763e5af8f081f8d963d5b89

Sentences for the other criminals listed here - there is a feeling that they are low (mostly between 5 and 12 years):
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cnv35lp14z9t

[Lonestarblue]

1. Gisele Pelicot should have been Time's Person of the Year, not the convicted felon and sexual assaulter.

She showed enormous courage and dignity to bring a heinous crime to the public. Far too many men the world over, and especially in Trump world, see rape as their right. Like their popular slogan says, “Your body, my choice.” Rape is too often treated as bots just being boys in this country either the victim put on trial for her clothing and being out alone.

[rampartd]

3. "your body, my choice" indeed.

what is wrong with these people?

[IronLionZion]

7. Too many things wrong with too many people

for such a thing to happen for so long on such a large scale.

[questionseverything]

16. While some men turned the husband down when they realized she wasn't aware

Not one of them went to
the police

[rampartd]

2. france. thank goodness

trump can't pardon these sleezeballs.

that poor woman.

what is wrong with those people? well, something is wrong with any of these drug 'em and rape 'em perverts.

[Orrex]

4. Ugh, I had the same thought (nt)

[IronLionZion]

8. His supporters try to normalize and excuse similar behavior

Consent is for losers

[rampartd]

9. "wjen she says no i hear maybe" trump

how can that be normal?

[IronLionZion]

11. Conservative media defends that as normal to their viewers

which are a lot of people

[KarenS]

5. ok,,,, this is where I am not a

true full-blown liberal or progressive. I do believe in the death penalty. These men are truly sick and depraved. Especially the husband.

[Best_man23]

6. France banned use of the guillotine in 1981

That said, if it was still in use, I think the judge would be weighing it as a punishment option in this case.

[rampartd]

10. maybe devil's island has a few vacancies

as for the guillotine, i believe we will need one here shortly. "for a day"

[NotHardly]

12. Good on the French. A court protecting a woman... amazing.

[Wild blueberry]

13. Justice

Thank you, France. Especially thank you, Gisele Pelicot. That's courage!

[appalachiablue]

14. Dominique Pelicot even used hidden home cameras to film his own daughter

and his sons wives naked and distributed the images. Pervert monster and criminal.

- He was also convicted of placing hidden cameras in bathrooms and bedrooms in his own home and that of his family to make and distribute naked images of his adult daughter and the wives of his sons. -

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/19/gisele-pelicot-trial-husband-jailed-for-20-years-as-all-51-men-found-guilty

[moondust]

15. Wow! 51 new Presidential candidates!