Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Lawyer of a co-defendant, Emile-Henri Biscarrat, speaks at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's 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, on December 4, 2024. French prosecutors said on November 25, 2024, they were seeking the maximum 20-year jail term for the man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife, in a trial that has shaken France. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM