Gisele Pelicot on why she wanted her husband's rape trial open to public
Gisele Pelicot says her husband "reached the lowest depths of the human soul" by drugging and raping her - and any shame is his to bear.
Gisele Pelicot, French victim of mass rape, hopes trial will help other women
Gisele Pelicot, the 72-year-old victim of mass rape whose ordeal has shocked the world, told a trial in southern France on Wednesday that she was determined that making her case public should help other women and change society.
Gisele Pelicot: Husband 'destroyed' and betrayed me, says woman at centre of France mass rape trial
Ms Pelicot says "shame must change sides" and has waived her right to anonymity in the hope she can give courage to other rape victims.
Gisele Pelicot tells court she is a woman totally destroyed at France mass rape trial
The 72-year-old says she does not know how to get her life back as trial involving her ex-husband and 50 other men continues
Gisèle Pelicot takes stand in French mass rape trial
Gisele Pelicot takes stand at French mass rape trial with message for survivors: "It’s not for us to have shame - it’s for them." This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
‘Destroyed’: French rape victim Gisele Pelicot’s horrific evidence
WARNING: Distressing. Gisele Pelicot has told a court she believed she had the perfect husband, before a crushing realisation. A French woman who was unknowingly drugged and raped by her husband of 50 years and, allegedly, dozens of strangers has told a court how the realisation has “totally destroyed” her.
French rape victim Gisele Pelicot tells court ‘It’s not us who should feel shame’
The 71-year-old has become a feminist icon in France since the trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men opened last month in the southern French city of Avignon. The case has sparked horror, protests and a debate about male violence in French society,
‘It’s not for us to have shame’: Gisèle Pelicot faces dozens of men accused of raping her
For weeks, Pelicot has been silently listening to arguments from the 51 men on trial on charges of raping her while she was unconscious — a scheme her ex-husband admits to orchestrating.
Pelicot Mass Rape Trial in France May Spur Changes to the Law
Dominique Pelicot has admitted to drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of men online to rape her while she was unconscious and 50 men are facing trial alongside him. Despite video evidence against them,
Gisèle Pelicot Returns to French Court to Testify in Rape Case
Her husband is accused of inviting strangers to sexually assault her while she was drugged and unconscious. The trial has transformed the way France discusses sexual violence.
Gisèle Pelicot arrives to give evidence at French mass rape trial
Gisèle Pelicot takes the stand in the trial in which her ex-husband is accused of drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her.
Gisèle Pelicot ‘determined to change society’ as she tells trial that shame of rape lies with the accused – live
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How could you betray me, Gisèle Pelicot asks ex-husband in court confrontation
Gisele Pelicot, the victim of France’s largest rape trial, confronted her ex-husband in court for the first time, asking him: ...
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Thank you, Gisele Pélicot – I’ll call you brave no matter what you say
Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities around France on Saturday (September 14) in support of Gisele ...
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Mass rape victim Gisèle Pelicot gives moving address to court
Dans les deux cas, ce sont bien les lobbys qui remportent la mise. Au procès des viols de Mazan : « Je veux que les femmes se disent “madame Pelicot l’a fait, je peux le faire” » Aux deux tiers du ...
‘She’s an icon’: Gisèle Pélicot’s courage in harrowing rape trial praised across France
Gisèle Pélicot’s courage in harrowing rape trial praised across France - Gisèle Pelicot has been described as an icon for her ...