France: Alleged rape at presidential palace investigated
3 years, 1 month ago

France: Alleged rape at presidential palace investigated

Associated Press  

PARIS — French authorities are investigating an alleged rape that occurred earlier this year in the presidential Elysee Palace, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Friday. The newspaper said that Macron had attended the party but then left, and that the alleged rape occurred later in a high-security building that is part of the presidential complex. Even in the most secure places,” said Suzy Rotman, spokesperson for the Women’s Rights Collective and founder of a French group for rape victims. Seeking justice for rape -- especially if the alleged perpetrator is a police or military officer — is a “real battle” because of the legal, political and emotional obstacles involved, Rotman said.

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Crime and shame: On the France mass rape case
3 weeks ago

Crime and shame: On the France mass rape case

The Hindu  

The horrors will never go away, and a survivor has got only a semblance of closure after a French court sentenced her former husband to 20 years in prison for committing and orchestrating mass rapes of her for almost a decade. But in all this, the survivor’s brave stand — to waive anonymity and requesting a public trial — and …

France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep
3 weeks, 2 days ago

France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep

CNN  

CNN — It’s the landmark trial that has upended French society and prompted some deep soul searching about sexual violence and consent: the Pelicot mass rape case. It was that service, courage and defiance that transformed her into a feminist hero, one who is determined to make “shame change sides.” “Quite often internationally, France can have a sort of reputation …

France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep
3 weeks, 2 days ago

France’s landmark mass rape trial is over. But the Pelicot case demonstrates that systemic violence against women runs deep

CNN  

CNN — It’s the landmark trial that has upended French society and prompted some deep soul searching about sexual violence and consent: the Pelicot mass rape case. It was that service, courage and defiance that transformed her into a feminist hero, one who is determined to make “shame change sides.” “Quite often internationally, France can have a sort of reputation …

A mass rape trial in France has changed the conversation about sexual assault : NPR
3 weeks, 4 days ago

A mass rape trial in France has changed the conversation about sexual assault : NPR

NPR  

A mass rape trial in France has changed the conversation about sexual assault The verdict in a mass rape trial taking place in southern France is expected by the end of the week. The verdict in a mass rape trial taking place in southern France is expected by the end of the week. BEARDSLEY: The 15-week trial laid bare the …

Accused Actor Gérard Depardieu Set to Appear in Paris Court Over Sexual Assault Charges
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Accused Actor Gérard Depardieu Set to Appear in Paris Court Over Sexual Assault Charges

The Hindu  

French actor Gérard Depardieu is expected to appear before a criminal court in Paris on Monday over the alleged sexual assaults of two women on a film set in 2021. The victims reported that Depardieu trapped them between his legs and groped their buttocks, genitals, chest and breasts over their clothes. The trial comes as France continues to reckon with …

France to Consider Including Consent in Rape Law: A Pivotal Moment in the Fight for Justice
2 months, 2 weeks ago

France to Consider Including Consent in Rape Law: A Pivotal Moment in the Fight for Justice

Hindustan Times  

France is considering introducing changes to its rape law to include consent for the first time. The debate focuses on introducing the concept of consent in the law, which would require the inclusion of consent in the definition of rape. The proposal is part of a broader effort to reform the country's rape law, which currently defines rape as a …

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The French population has evolved … and I feel …

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face

LA Times  

Gisele Pelicot speaks to the media as she leaves court in the Avignon, France. Piques said she has been particularly shocked by the questions about Gisèle Pelicot’s sex life, including “whether she was into swinging or threesomes, when this woman was drugged and unconscious.” Gisèle Pelicot has shown remarkable calm and stoicism during the trial, even throughout the most gruesome …

Gang rape trial draws thousands of demonstrators in France
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gang rape trial draws thousands of demonstrators in France

NPR  

Gang rape trial draws thousands of demonstrators in France In France, thousands demonstrated in support of a woman whose ex-husband is on trial for drugging her and recruiting other men to sexually assault her. ELEANOR BEARDSLEY, BYLINE: Thousands of people gathered in Paris and other cities across France this weekend in support of 72-year-old Giselle Pelico. BEARDSLEY: These protesters are …

French man accused of recruiting over 50 strangers to rape wife after drugging her
4 months, 1 week ago

French man accused of recruiting over 50 strangers to rape wife after drugging her

India Today  

A 70-year-old French woman has accused her husband of recruiting more than a dozen strangers online to rape her while drugging her into unconsciousness. The man, a 71-year-old ex-employee at France's power utility EDF, is going on trial in the case, along with 50 other men accused of raping the elderly woman. The man used a now-inoperative site called coco.fr …

Opinion: Why Gérard Depardieu hasn’t been ‘canceled’
8 months ago

Opinion: Why Gérard Depardieu hasn’t been ‘canceled’

CNN  

Editor’s note: Caroline Séquin is an assistant professor of history at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, focusing on gender, race, sexuality and migration in modern France and the French Empire. That same month, dozens of France’s leading public figures published an open letter in Le Figaro expressing unconditional support for Depardieu and denouncing what they referred to as a public …

56 French stars defend actor Gerard Depardieu despite sexual misconduct allegations
1 year ago

56 French stars defend actor Gerard Depardieu despite sexual misconduct allegations

Associated Press  

PARIS — More than 50 French performers, writers and producers published an essay Tuesday defending film star and national icon Gerard Depardieu amid growing scrutiny of his behavior toward women during his five-decade career. Depardieu denies wrongdoing, and called the essay ‘’beautiful.’’ Published Tuesday in the conservative-leaning Le Figaro, it was signed by figures including former first lady and singer …

France’s president is accused of siding with Depardieu as actor faces sexual misconduct allegations
1 year ago

France’s president is accused of siding with Depardieu as actor faces sexual misconduct allegations

Associated Press  

PARIS — Women’s rights activists criticized French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday for appearing to take sides with actor Gérard Depardieu by saying the film star who is facing sexual misconduct allegations “makes France proud.” Speaking on Wednesday night on TV channel France 5, Macron described himself as a “big admirer” of a “great actor.” Macron added: “He makes France …

France is ‘very sexist’ watchdog body says, sounding alarm
1 year, 11 months ago

France is ‘very sexist’ watchdog body says, sounding alarm

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Five years into the MeToo movement, French society “remains very sexist in …

Haiti FA president probed for sexual abuse
4 years, 8 months ago

Haiti FA president probed for sexual abuse

The Hindu  

Police in Haiti are investigating allegations that the president of the national football federation raped teenage girls, the defendant said as he denied any wrongdoing. “The only way to stop this scandal of all-out falsehoods,” the football boss, Yves Jean-Bart, said on Friday, “is precisely to look into it and bring out the truth.” The Guardian newspaper in Britain reported …

France opens Epstein-linked rape investigation
5 years, 4 months ago

France opens Epstein-linked rape investigation

Associated Press  

PARIS — France opened an investigation on Friday into the alleged rape of minors and a raft of other charges linked to the Jeffrey Epstein case, broadening the search to uncover potential victims and accomplices of the financier two weeks after he killed himself. Paris prosecutor Remy Heitz said the decision to open a preliminary investigation was based on “elements …

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