The trial of 51 men for the rape of Gisèle Pelicot began in earnest on Thursday as the first defendants took the stand. Their testimony included expressions of regret along with more ambiguous statements regarding their awareness of their victim’s vulnerable state. The recurring question was how the accused could not have been aware of a sleeping woman's lack of consent. http://dlvr.it/TDT3sW
Waving banners and flags, demonstrators in cities across France on Saturday joined rallies in support of Gisele Pelicot, a woman who was allegedly drugged by her ex-husband for over a decade so that she could be raped by several men. The case has shocked the nation and Pelicot has become a symbol of France’s fight against sexual violence following her decision to forgo a private trial.
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