‘I was convinced it was a game': Defendants begin testifying at Pelicot …
WEB14 hours ago · On Thursday morning, a man identified only as Lionel R., 44 years old, with a deep voice and black shirt and trousers, took the witness stand before presiding judge Roger Arata. A father of three ...
Gisèle Pelicot inspires hope for change as mass rape trial shocks France
WEB3 days ago · The trial “has become a symbol of the worst that male violence can do,” Anne-Cécile Mailfert, president of Fondation des Femmes, told NBC News. In a move rarely seen in France, Pelicot ...
'I am a rapist', admits husband in French mass rape trial
WEB3 days ago · Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted to all the charges against him in his first ...
Dominique Pelicot, Husband on Trial for Drugging and Raping …
WEB3 days ago · Including Mr. Pelicot, some 51 men are on trial together, mostly on charges of the aggravated rape of Ms. Pelicot. One has pleaded guilty for similarly drugging his own wife to rape her and ...
What to Know About the France Rape Trial of 51 Men - The New …
WEB3 days ago · Reporting from Paris. Sept. 18, 2024, 9:24 a.m. ET. Since the very beginning, the trial in the southern city of Avignon has riveted, and stunned, France. Dozens of men stand accused of raping a ...
Hundreds gather in France in support of Giselle Pelicot and all …
WEB6 days ago · Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities around France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot, a woman whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of ...
Women moved by defiant Gisèle Pelicot in France mass rape trial
WEBWhen she walks into the courthouse in the French city of Avignon, flanked by her children and a team of lawyers, Gisèle Pelicot cuts an unassuming figure. The 72-year-old mother and grandmother ...
France rape trial: Woman testifies against husband, male suspects
WEBDominique Pelicot, now 71, and 50 other men are standing trial on charges of rape and face up to 20 years in prison. The trial started on Monday and is expected to run until December.
Dominique Pelicot, on Trial in Mass Rape Case in France, Taken to ...
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The condition of the man, Dominique Pelicot, 71, whose trial in Avignon, France, has shocked the country and packed two courtrooms with reporters from around the world, was not immediately clear.
What we know about the 51 men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot
WEB3 days ago · Dominique Pélicot, 71, has previously confessed to the crimes to investigators. But his court hearing will be crucial for the panel of judges to decide on the fate of the 51 other men accused of ...