Pelicot to give evidence in rape trial of ex-husband and 50 men
The Guardian|October 23, 2024
Gisèle Pelicot, the French grandmother who has become a feminist hero for insisting that the rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men should be held in public, will take the stand today to comment on the evidence so far.
Angelique Chrisafis
Pelicot to give evidence in rape trial of ex-husband and 50 men

The 72-year-old former logistics manager was unknowingly sedated and raped by her then husband, Dominique Pelicot, 71, who crushed sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety medication into her food and drinks, and invited men to rape her over a nine-year period from 2011 to 2020 in the village of Mazan in Provence.

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