Drugged and raped, Gisèle Pélicot has become France’s symbol of fight against sexual violence
3 months, 1 week ago

Drugged and raped, Gisèle Pélicot has become France’s symbol of fight against sexual violence

Associated Press  

PARIS — Gisèle Pélicot, the woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband over the course of a decade so that she could be raped by dozens of men while unconscious, is becoming a symbol of France’s fight against sexual violence. We are also collectively realizing that there is no special type of a rapist.” Despite several waves of the #Metoo reckoning in France, which featured several high profile women speaking publicly about the trauma they’ve endured after years of sexual abuse, protesters said that much of the violence remains unreported and often goes unpunished. “These are scenes of barbarity, of rape.” National broadcaster TF1 that day described a “dignified, strong,” woman, who was “holding her head high.” In an open letter translated into English and published in French newspaper Le Monde, journalist and author Hélène Devynck thanked Pélicot for her bravery, echoing the feelings of many other French people. One lawyer representing six defendants has shocked the nation arguing that “there is rape and rape, and without intention, there is no rape.” Magali Lafourcade, a magistrate and secretary general of the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights, also applauded Gisèle Pélicot. Asked whether her client was trying to get out of testifying, Zavarro said Friday that he “had been waiting for his trial, he wanted to talk and be confronted to his wife and children.” Dominique Pélicot, now 71, and the 50 other defendants face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

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What the Pelicot rape case tells us
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1 month ago
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Gisele Pelicot calls for end to ‘macho, patriarchal society where rape is trivialised’
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JAN MOIR: Against colossal odds, Gisele Pelicot has cast herself as the heroine of her life, NOT the victim. She deserves the gratitude of us all
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