Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

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

Prosecutors Demand 20-Year Jail Term For Dominique Pelicot - Avignon

Prosecutors Demand 20-Year Jail Term For Dominique Pelicot - Avignon

Gisele Pelicot and her lawyers Antoine Camus (left) and Stéphane Babonneau (center) as a co-defendant passes behind their backs outside the Avignon courthouse, France, November 26, 2024. 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

Kim Jong Nam murder case

Kim Jong Nam murder case

Vietnamese national Doan Thi Huong (C), who has been accused of the 2017 murder in Malaysia of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, leaves a court on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on March 11, 2019, after Malaysian prosecutors withdrew the murder charge against her co-defendant Siti Aisyah from Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo