Gisèle Pelicot says she 'respects the court and its verdict' after mass rape trial

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19 December 2024 at 2:00 am·1-min read

French judges on Thursday found 51 defendants guilty of the mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot during decades of abuse orchestrated by her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot. Gisèle Pelicot said she respected the verdict of the court and did not regret her decision to make the trial public. Read our liveblog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AFP, AP)

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