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
4 months, 3 weeks ago

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

Daily Mail  

Gisele Pelicot took to the stand in an Avignon court this week, finally giving evidence in the case against her husband. This isn’t being brave – this is having the will and determination to change society,’ she said, this former logistics manager whose ordeal has captured headlines around the world. Our reporter in court noted that as she started speaking from the witness box, her ex-husband ‘shifted uncomfortably in his seat’ – as well he might. If police can’t pursue violent criminals then we all suffer Chris Kaba was a notorious and feared gangster, a gun-toting drill rapper who once had a court order for being violent to his pregnant girlfriend. Chris Kaba was a notorious and feared gangster, a gun-toting drill rapper who once had a court order for being violent to his pregnant girlfriend I also put the BBC in the dock, for persistently and pointedly describing Kaba as ‘unarmed’, with all the silent accusation that suggests.

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Gisèle Pelicot ‘inspired’ victims in France’s largest child abuse trial to testify publically
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Gisèle Pelicot ‘inspired’ victims in France’s largest child abuse trial to testify publically

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 Victims who were allegedly raped and abused by a former surgeon in …

France mass rape victim Gisele Pelicot’s daughter breaks silence, talks about father’s abuse & mother’s betrayal: Report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

France mass rape victim Gisele Pelicot’s daughter breaks silence, talks about father’s abuse & mother’s betrayal: Report

Live Mint  

The legal and emotional fallout from the Dominique Pelicot abuse trial continues to reverberate through his family. As 51 men, including Pelicot, were convicted of heinous crimes, his estranged wife, Gisèle, and their daughter, Caroline Darian, have been caught in a public and painful family rift. Family rift deepens amid trial aftermath Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyer, Stéphane Babonneau, spoke out about …

Gisèle Pelicot Is A Hero, But What Does Her Case Do For Imperfect Victims Like Me?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gisèle Pelicot Is A Hero, But What Does Her Case Do For Imperfect Victims Like Me?

Huff Post  

Gisèle Pelicot arrives with her lawyer, Antoine Camus, in front of the courthouse before a verdict in the Pelicot case is delivered on Dec. 19 in Avignon, France. For nearly a decade, Gisèle’s husband, Dominique Pelicot, drugged her and invited strangers to rape her while she was unconscious, filming these heinous acts. One man dismissed his actions by saying, “It’s …

Gisèle Pelicot rape trial latest: Security guard who caught Dominique says he saw ‘fear in his eyes’
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Gisèle Pelicot rape trial latest: Security guard who caught Dominique says he saw ‘fear in his eyes’

The Independent  

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Gisele Pelicot and her daughter 'have fallen out' since learning of their abuse by the Monster of Avignon... with the younger woman feeling she is 'the forgotten woman of this trial'
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3 months ago

Gisele Pelicot and her daughter 'have fallen out' since learning of their abuse by the Monster of Avignon... with the younger woman feeling she is 'the forgotten woman of this trial'

Daily Mail  

For the millions of captivated viewers watching worldwide, the sentencing of depraved rapist Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men for the decade-long sexual abuse of his unwitting wife Gisele yesterday brought the horrific saga to a close. Caroline Darian, the daughter of Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of a mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home …

How Gisèle Pelicot shamed ‘Mr Everyman’ during the rape trial which shocked the world
3 months ago

How Gisèle Pelicot shamed ‘Mr Everyman’ during the rape trial which shocked the world

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. She added: “I’m thinking about all the other families …

‘Mr Everyman’: Who are the 51 men who sexually abused Gisèle Pelicot?
3 months ago

‘Mr Everyman’: Who are the 51 men who sexually abused Gisèle Pelicot?

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. I was cheating on my wife.” He was found …

All 51 men found guilty in French mass rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero
3 months ago

All 51 men found guilty in French mass rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero

ABC  

WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse Gisèle Pelicot knew the father of six who lived a short distance away from her home. Simone M. is just one of more than 60 men who was recruited online by Dominique Pelicot to rape his then-wife while she lay drugged and almost comatose on their bed. Years later, when Gisèle Pelicot …

‘Mr Everyman’: Who are the 51 men who sexually abused Gisèle Pelicot?
3 months ago

‘Mr Everyman’: Who are the 51 men who sexually abused Gisèle Pelicot?

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. I was cheating on my wife.” He was found …

Gisele Pelicot makes emotional statement after watching her sobbing husband jailed alongside fellow rapists - as daughter screams 'you will die like a dog'
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3 months ago

Gisele Pelicot makes emotional statement after watching her sobbing husband jailed alongside fellow rapists - as daughter screams 'you will die like a dog'

Daily Mail  

Gisele Pelicot has given a powerful statement after the jailing of her depraved husband and his rapist accomplices, saying she has 'never regretted' her decision to waive her anonymity and that she did so to reveal to the world what they had done. Gisele Pelicot talks to journalists after the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused …

How Gisèle Pelicot shamed ‘Mr Everyman’ during the rape trial which shocked the world
3 months ago

How Gisèle Pelicot shamed ‘Mr Everyman’ during the rape trial which shocked the world

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. open image in gallery Gisèle Pelicot was subjected to …

As her husband Dominique is jailed for his heinous crimes, we must ask: how many more Gisèle Pelicots are there?
3 months ago

As her husband Dominique is jailed for his heinous crimes, we must ask: how many more Gisèle Pelicots are there?

The Independent  

In the beginning, it was simply euphoria. open image in gallery Gisèle and her daughter Caroline Darian attend the criminal court last month Her message is simple: “Shame has to change sides.” That is why Arnaud Gallais and Gisèle’s daughter, Caroline Darian, co-founded the organisation M’endors Pas – meaning “Don’t put me to sleep” – which campaigns against soumission chimique, …

Gisèle Pelicot: Inside the rape trial that shocked the world
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3 months ago

Gisèle Pelicot: Inside the rape trial that shocked the world

The Independent  

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Gisele Pelicot rape trial live: Verdicts for 51 defendants including husband Dominique Pelicot due
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3 months ago

Gisele Pelicot rape trial live: Verdicts for 51 defendants including husband Dominique Pelicot due

The Independent  

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Watch live: Gisele Pelicot speaks out after mass rape trial verdicts of 51 defendants including ex-husband Dominique
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3 months ago

Watch live: Gisele Pelicot speaks out after mass rape trial verdicts of 51 defendants including ex-husband Dominique

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. Read our privacy policy Watch live as Gisele Pelicot …

The Gisèle Pelicot rape trial shocked France and changed the country forever
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3 months ago

The Gisèle Pelicot rape trial shocked France and changed the country forever

The Independent  

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Verdicts Due In Historic French Rape Trial That Turned Gisèle Pelicot Into Feminist Hero
3 months ago

Verdicts Due In Historic French Rape Trial That Turned Gisèle Pelicot Into Feminist Hero

Huff Post  

Gisèle Pelicot, who prosecutors say was drugged by her then-husband so that men could rape her as she lay unconscious, leaves the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, on Oct. 16, 2024. AP Photo/Lewis Joly, File AVIGNON, France — French judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts this week in a historic drugging-and-rape trial that has turned the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, …

Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero
3 months ago

Verdicts are due in the historic French rape trial that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a feminist hero

Associated Press  

AVIGNON, France — French judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts on Thursday in a historic drugging-and-rape trial that has turned the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, into a feminist hero. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print At protests during the trial, demonstrators held up pop-art images of Gisèle Pelicot with her bob haircut and …

France: Hundreds of activists rally ahead of Gisèle Pelicot rape trial verdict
3 months ago

France: Hundreds of activists rally ahead of Gisèle Pelicot rape trial verdict

Hindustan Times  

Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a trial in which dozens of men are accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband. Gisele Pelicot poses for a photograph in Avignon on October 23, 2024, during the trial of her former partner accused …

Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict
3 months ago

Women's right activists rally in France ahead of Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial verdict

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. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of people gathered Saturday …

Gisèle Pelicot case: French prosecutors seek 20 years for Dominique Pelicot who organised her mass rape
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Gisèle Pelicot case: French prosecutors seek 20 years for Dominique Pelicot who organised her mass rape

Firstpost  

French prosecutors asked for the maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who organised the repeated mass rape of his then-wife by knocking her unconscious with drugs and inviting dozens of strangers to abuse her in the family home Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of an alleged mass rape orchestrated by her husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the …

Monster of Avignon accepts he will die alone 'like a dog' after admitting to drugging his wife and letting dozens of men rape her
4 months ago

Monster of Avignon accepts he will die alone 'like a dog' after admitting to drugging his wife and letting dozens of men rape her

Daily Mail  

The Monster of Avignon accepted he will die 'like a dog' after admitting to drugging his wife and inviting dozens of strangers he met online to rape her. Dominique Pelicot, 71, has admitted sedating Gisele, his wife of 50 years, with powerful sedatives before he and other men raped her at their family home over a period of 10 years. …

Mass rape victim Gisele Pelicot condemns ‘cowardice’ of accused abusers
4 months ago

Mass rape victim Gisele Pelicot condemns ‘cowardice’ of accused abusers

Al Jazeera  

Dozens of men on trial in France claim they did not realise they were committing rape, accuse the husband of manipulation. Gisele Pelicot, subjected to mass rape organised by her husband over a decade, has condemned the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her who claim they did not realise it was rape. Her husband, Dominique Pelicot, …

The face of dignity: Gisele Pelicot is cheered outside mass rape trial after confronting her husband to ask 'How could you betray me?' and revealing she feared he had made men abuse her as REVENGE for
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The face of dignity: Gisele Pelicot is cheered outside mass rape trial after confronting her husband to ask 'How could you betray me?' and revealing she feared he had made men abuse her as REVENGE for

Daily Mail  

Gisele Pelicot was cheered by crowds including her former drama teacher as she left the courthouse today after confronting the Monster of Avignon for letting strangers into their bedroom to rape her. Gisele Pelicot poses in Avignon, on October 23, during the trial of her husband, Dominique Gisele Pelicot is greeted by her former drama teacher Christophe Brunel as she …

Gisele Pelicot, French victim of mass rape, hopes trial will help other women
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gisele Pelicot, French victim of mass rape, hopes trial will help other women

CNN  

Reuters — 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. “I’ve decided not to be ashamed, I’ve done nothing wrong,” Gisele Pelicot, who has become a symbol of the fight …

Gisèle Pelicot's alleged rapists and the public shown video evidence in French trial that has shocked the world
5 months, 1 week ago

Gisèle Pelicot's alleged rapists and the public shown video evidence in French trial that has shocked the world

ABC  

WARNING: The details in this story may be distressing to some readers. Last month Gisèle Pelicot told a courtroom in the south of France how she was unknowingly drugged and raped by dozens of men, orchestrated and filmed by her now ex-husband Dominique Pelicot. The judge had nine videos and several photographs of the abuse of Ms Pelicot shown in …

Gisele Pelicot finally reaches breaking point and walks out of Monster of Avignon trial for the first time as rape suspect gives shocking evidence
5 months, 1 week ago

Gisele Pelicot finally reaches breaking point and walks out of Monster of Avignon trial for the first time as rape suspect gives shocking evidence

Daily Mail  

Devastated grandmother Gisele Pelicot finally reached her breaking point and walked out of the Avignon courthouse in the middle of proceedings for the first time yesterday. Pictured: Gisele Pelicot arrives with her lawyer Antoine Camus at the Avignon courthouse on October 10 Dominique has already admitted to rendering his wife Gisele unconscious then inviting dozens of men to rape her …

Avignon rape trial: Accused rapist says he ‘deeply regrets’ actions and thought Gisele Pelicot would wake up
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Avignon rape trial: Accused rapist says he ‘deeply regrets’ actions and thought Gisele Pelicot would wake up

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Courtroom sketch of Dominique Pelicot, …

Avignon rape trial: Gisele Pelicot tells court her attackers are ‘degenerates’
6 months ago

Avignon rape trial: Gisele Pelicot tells court her attackers are ‘degenerates’

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. All are accused of “aggravated rape”, while Mr Pelicot has admitted drugging his wife and violating …

Monster of Avignon's furious wife brands her attackers 'degenerates' as court prepares to view horrific videos of her being drugged and raped by dozens of men
6 months ago

Monster of Avignon's furious wife brands her attackers 'degenerates' as court prepares to view horrific videos of her being drugged and raped by dozens of men

Daily Mail  

The French woman at the centre of the Monster of Avignon multiple rape trial today accused her attackers of being 'degenerates'. Gisèle Pélicot, 71, took to the witness stand on Wednesday to give permission for the court to view horrific videos of her being drugged and raped by dozens of men. Gisèle Pélicot arrives at court in Avignon, France Gisele …

French man admits decade-long abuse of wife
6 months ago

French man admits decade-long abuse of wife

China Daily  

This courtsketch created on Sept 17 shows defendant Dominique Pelicot during his trial at the courthouse of Avignon in Avignon, France. Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old French man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over a period of nearly a decade, confessed in court on Tuesday to his guilt for the various criminal charges …

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

Gisele Pelicot recounts 'scenes of horror' as French trial is told husband drugged and raped her for a decade
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gisele Pelicot recounts 'scenes of horror' as French trial is told husband drugged and raped her for a decade

ABC  

WARNING: The details in this story may be distressing to some readers. "The police saved my life," Gisele Pelicot told the court in the southern city of Avignon, referring to her husband only by his last name, who is accused of repeatedly drugging her with a cocktail of medication before inviting men into their home to rape her while unconscious, …

Gisele Pelicot: Woman ‘raped by 72 men after husband drugged her’ says she was treated like rag doll
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gisele Pelicot: Woman ‘raped by 72 men after husband drugged her’ says she was treated like rag doll

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. Speaking in a calm and clear voice, Gisele Pelicot, …

A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court
6 months, 2 weeks ago

A French woman whose husband is accused of inviting men to rape her testifies in court

LA Times  

Gisele Pelicot, who is in her 70s, arrives at court in Avignon, southern France, on Thursday. “I have so much to say that I don’t always know where to start.” Dominique Pélicot, now 71, and 50 other men are standing trial on charges of aggravated rape and face up to 20 years in prison. I don’t know if I’ll ever …

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