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Pelicot rape trial: verdict due for 51 males in case that has outraged France – stay updates

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Sentencing due in Pelicot rape case

Bonjour, good morning.

For the previous three and a half months, all eyes have been on a courtroom in Avignon, France, the place 51 males are dealing with trial in a harrowing mass rape case.

On the centre of the case is Dominique Pelicot who has admitted to repeatedly crushing sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety remedy into his unsuspecting spouse’s mashed potato, ice-cream, espresso or beer, and alluring dozens of males to come back to the couple’s home in a village in Provence to rape her whereas she was unconscious.

His actions horrified individuals throughout France and world wide. However in a unprecedented transfer, his spouse, Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity and insisted the trial be open to the press and public. Her unbelievable bravery turned her right into a feminist icon, one credited with shattering the disgrace that normally accompanies sexual violence.

This morning the trial is predicted to come back to an finish, with verdicts handed down for the 51 males. Comply with alongside as we convey you all the most recent developments.

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A couple of photographs this morning from Avignon, the place supporters of Gisèle and girls’s rights campaigners have gathered exterior the courtroom forward of the verdicts:

One campaigner holds up a placard studying in French “Christmas in Prison, Easter in jail” exterior the courthouse in Avignon on Friday. {Photograph}: Sylvain Thomas/AFP/Getty Pictures
A banner studying “Thank you Gisele” hangs on Avignon’s outdated metropolis wall. {Photograph}: Clement Mahoudeau/AFP/Getty Pictures
French artist and activist Voltuan holds placards studying in French “Stop violence against women” and “Thank you for your courage Gisele Pelicot” whereas one other activist holds one studying “Prison for all” exterior the courthouse in Avignon on Friday. {Photograph}: Clement Mahoudeau/AFP/Getty Pictures
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‘It is Gisèle’s identify that will likely be remembered’

Since September, individuals have lined up exterior the courtroom in Avignon, braving the chilly, rains and bitter winds to cheer on Gisèle Pelicot.

Pelicot, 72, a former logistics supervisor and grandmother of seven, has grow to be a feminist hero after insisting that the trial be held in public to increase consciousness of the drug-induced rape and abuse. “It’s not for us to have shame, it’s for them,” she has mentioned.

Her braveness has helped to galvanise a world dialog on sexual violence and sparked debate in France about whether or not the authorized definition of rape ought to be expanded to incorporate particular point out of consent.

My colleague Angelique Chrisafis has this piece on the extraordinary bravery and resilience of Gisèle Pelicot:

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Up to date at 03.01 EST

Angelique Chrisafis

Earlier than daybreak, members of the general public gathered exterior the courtroom to assist Gisèle Pelicot within the historic rape trial.

“Justice for Gisèle” shouted one feminist campaigner, carrying an indication saying the accused males ought to be in jail for Christmas.

“Thanks for your bravery Gisèle,” learn one other signal.

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What verdicts are anticipated?

The panel of 5 judges are casting their rulings by secret poll, with a majority vote required to convict and likewise for the sentences of these discovered responsible.

They’re anticipated to present Dominique Pelicot, a 72-year-old retired electrician and property agent, the utmost 20-year jail time period.

Prosecutors had demanded the utmost penalty to be utilized in his case, with prosecutor Laure Chabaud telling the courtroom: “Twenty years between the four walls of a prison. It’s both a lot and not enough.”

Fifty different males accused alongside him, most of whom deny the costs, face sentences starting from 10 to 18 years for these accused of aggravated rape and 4 years for one accused of sexual aggression. One man is on the run and being tried in his absence.

My colleague Kim Willsher has this have a look at what is predicted immediately:

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Sentencing due in Pelicot rape case

Bonjour, good morning.

For the previous three and a half months, all eyes have been on a courtroom in Avignon, France, the place 51 males are dealing with trial in a harrowing mass rape case.

On the centre of the case is Dominique Pelicot who has admitted to repeatedly crushing sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety remedy into his unsuspecting spouse’s mashed potato, ice-cream, espresso or beer, and alluring dozens of males to come back to the couple’s home in a village in Provence to rape her whereas she was unconscious.

His actions horrified individuals throughout France and world wide. However in a unprecedented transfer, his spouse, Gisèle Pelicot waived her anonymity and insisted the trial be open to the press and public. Her unbelievable bravery turned her right into a feminist icon, one credited with shattering the disgrace that normally accompanies sexual violence.

This morning the trial is predicted to come back to an finish, with verdicts handed down for the 51 males. Comply with alongside as we convey you all the most recent developments.

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