Pelicot-judgement day

Pelicot-judgement day

Stephane Babonneau, Gisele Pelicot's lawyer, is seen in the courtroom awaiting the verdict in Husamettin Dogan's appeal trial in the Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 9, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot-judgement day

Pelicot-judgement day

Stephane Babonneau, Gisele Pelicot's lawyer, is seen in the courtroom awaiting the verdict in Husamettin Dogan's appeal trial in the Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 9, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mr Babonneau, lawyer of Gisele Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the third day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nîmes, France, on October 8, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mr Babonneau, lawyer of Gisele Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the third day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nîmes, France, on October 8, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mr Babonneau, lawyer of Gisele Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the third day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nîmes, France, on October 8, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mr Babonneau, lawyer of Gisele Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the third day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nîmes, France, on October 8, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mazan Rape Case Appeal Trial - Nimes

Mr Babonneau, lawyer of Gisele Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the third day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nîmes, France, on October 8, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 1

Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 1

Gisele Pelicot's French lawyers Stephane Babonneau and Antoine Camus pictured at the courthouse before the appeal trial in the Mazan rape case at the Nimes courthouse, in Nimes, France on October 6, 2025. The trial will take place at the Court of Appeal in Nîmes from October 6 to October 9, 2025. Only one of the 51 men convicted in Avignon during the first trial will ultimately be tried on appeal. The sixteen others who had appealed all withdrew their appeals. Last year, Husamettin Dogan, 44-year-old, was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Gisele Pelicot after her then husband invited him online to abuse her. Dogan argues that he was misled into believing she had consented. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 1

Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 1

Gisele Pelicot's French lawyers Stephane Babonneau and Antoine Camus pictured at the courthouse before the appeal trial in the Mazan rape case at the Nimes courthouse, in Nimes, France on October 6, 2025. The trial will take place at the Court of Appeal in Nîmes from October 6 to October 9, 2025. Only one of the 51 men convicted in Avignon during the first trial will ultimately be tried on appeal. The sixteen others who had appealed all withdrew their appeals. Last year, Husamettin Dogan, 44-year-old, was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Gisele Pelicot after her then husband invited him online to abuse her. Dogan argues that he was misled into believing she had consented. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 1

Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 1

Gisele Pelicot's French lawyers Stephane Babonneau and Antoine Camus pictured at the courthouse before the appeal trial in the Mazan rape case at the Nimes courthouse, in Nimes, France on October 6, 2025. The trial will take place at the Court of Appeal in Nîmes from October 6 to October 9, 2025. Only one of the 51 men convicted in Avignon during the first trial will ultimately be tried on appeal. The sixteen others who had appealed all withdrew their appeals. Last year, Husamettin Dogan, 44-year-old, was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Gisele Pelicot after her then husband invited him online to abuse her. Dogan argues that he was misled into believing she had consented. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caroline Darian, Gisele Pelicot's Daughter, Is No Longer Speaking to Her Mother

Caroline Darian, Gisele Pelicot's Daughter, Is No Longer Speaking to Her Mother

Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, broke off all contact with her mother after the trial of her father Dominique Pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging, raping and having his wife raped by other men. During the trial, Caroline, who claims to have also been abused by her father, felt betrayed by her mother, who refused to believe her accusations despite the discovery of compromising photos of her on Dominique's computer. She blames Gisèle for abandoning her, for never trying to get her husband to confess and for silencing her when she expressed her pain. While Gisèle has become a media figure and a symbol of victimhood, Caroline says she feels like a ‘forgotten victim’. For her, her mother is not a heroine. Today, she only addresses her with distant pleasantries and believes that Gisèle failed in her role as a mother. -- File photo - Gisele Pelicot and her lawyer Stephane Babonneau at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of dru

Caroline Darian, Gisele Pelicot's Daughter, Is No Longer Speaking to Her Mother

Caroline Darian, Gisele Pelicot's Daughter, Is No Longer Speaking to Her Mother

Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, broke off all contact with her mother after the trial of her father Dominique Pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging, raping and having his wife raped by other men. During the trial, Caroline, who claims to have also been abused by her father, felt betrayed by her mother, who refused to believe her accusations despite the discovery of compromising photos of her on Dominique's computer. She blames Gisèle for abandoning her, for never trying to get her husband to confess and for silencing her when she expressed her pain. While Gisèle has become a media figure and a symbol of victimhood, Caroline says she feels like a ‘forgotten victim’. For her, her mother is not a heroine. Today, she only addresses her with distant pleasantries and believes that Gisèle failed in her role as a mother. -- File photo - Gisele Pelicot and her lawyer Stephane Babonneau arrive at the Avignon courthouse to attend the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accu

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her companion Jean-Loup her lawyers Antoine Camus (L) and Stephane Babonneau, arrives at the courthouse on December 4, 2024 in Avignon south of France. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her companion Jean-Loup her lawyers Antoine Camus (L) and Stephane Babonneau, arrives at the courthouse on December 4, 2024 in Avignon south of France. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her companion Jean-Loup her lawyers Antoine Camus (L) and Stephane Babonneau, arrives at the courthouse on December 4, 2024 in Avignon south of France. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her companion Jean-Loup her lawyers Antoine Camus (L) and Stephane Babonneau, arrives at the courthouse on December 4, 2024 in Avignon south of France. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her companion Jean-Loup her lawyers Antoine Camus (L) and Stephane Babonneau, arrives at the courthouse on December 4, 2024 in Avignon south of France. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her companion Jean-Loup her lawyers Antoine Camus (L) and Stephane Babonneau, arrives at the courthouse on December 4, 2024 in Avignon south of France. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her companion Jean-Loup her lawyers Antoine Camus (L) and Stephane Babonneau, arrives at the courthouse on December 4, 2024 in Avignon south of France. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gisèle Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Gisèle Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Gisele Pelicot with her grandson on the left and her lawyer Stephane Babonneau addresses the press after the announcement of the verdicts in the Mazan rape trial in Avignon, France on December 19, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gisèle Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Gisèle Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Gisele Pelicot with her grandson on the left and her lawyer Stephane Babonneau addresses the press after the announcement of the verdicts in the Mazan rape trial in Avignon, France on December 19, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Gisèle Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Gisèle Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Gisele Pelicot with her grandson on the left and her lawyer Stephane Babonneau addresses the press after the announcement of the verdicts in the Mazan rape trial in Avignon, France on December 19, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot and one of her lawyers Stephane Babonneau leave the Avignon courthouse after hearing the defence's final plea at the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot and one of her lawyers Stephane Babonneau leave the Avignon courthouse after hearing the defence's final plea at the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot and one of her lawyers Stephane Babonneau leave the Avignon courthouse after hearing the defence's final plea at the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot and one of her lawyers Stephane Babonneau leave the Avignon courthouse after hearing the defence's final plea at the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, shelters under her umbrella as she heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, shelters under her umbrella as she heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyers Stephane Babonneau (R) and Antoine Camus (C), arrives to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyers Stephane Babonneau (R) and Antoine Camus (C), arrives to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyers Stephane Babonneau (R) and Antoine Camus (C), arrives to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, shelters under her umbrella as she heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, shelters under her umbrella as she heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyers Stephane Babonneau (R) and Antoine Camus (C), arrives to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, shelters under her umbrella as she heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyers Stephane Babonneau (C) and Antoine Camus, shelters under her umbrella as she heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyers Stephane Babonneau (C) and Antoine Camus, shelters under her umbrella as she heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, shelters under her umbrella as she heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyer Stephane Babonneau, shelters under her umbrella as she heads to the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 13, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot, flanked by her lawyers Antoine Camus and Stephane Babonneau at the courthouse on December 4, 2024 in Avignon south of France. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM