A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping his ex-wife. He was also found guilty of sexually abusing his daughter and the wives of his sons.
A French court on Thursday found Dominique Pelicot guilty and sentenced him to 20 years in prison for repeatedly drugging and raping his ex-wife. The retired electrician and former estate agent was also found guilty of making sexual images of his daughter Caroline and the wives of his sons. The five judges also found the 50 other men on trial guilty. Some of their sentences were lower than those that had been suggested by the state prosecutor.
The victim waived her right to anonymity so that Dominique and the names of the 50 men accused of raping her could be made public. The case has gripped France, prompting discussion on misogyny, sexual abuse and the country’s laws around rape and it has made a national hero, particularly among the thousands of women who turned up each day to the court to support her
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