Gisèle Pelicot speaks after ex-husband found guilty of rapes, sentenced to 20 years in France

Dominique Pelicot has been sentenced to 20 years for drugging ex-wife, Gisèle, raping her and inviting dozens of men to also abuse her

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Avignon, Updated At : 06:11 PM Dec 19, 2024 IST

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Gisèle Pelicot, a symbol of feminist courage, described her experience as "very difficult" after 51 men were found guilty of drugging and raping her, and expressed solidarity with other survivors of sexual violence

“We share the same fight,” she said in her first words after the court in the southern French city of Avignon handed down prison sentences ranging from three to 20 years.

She said that she had her grandchildren in mind as she endured the more than three months of hearings, saying: “It's also for them that I led this fight.”

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