Gisèle Pelicot says 'macho' attitude towards rape must change in one of France's biggest trials

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Gisèle Pelicot's trial against her husband and more than 50 other men who raped her shocked France and triggered nationwide protests raising awareness against sexual violence.

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00:00Giselle Pellicot, who was subjected to mass rape by her husband and dozens of other men

00:07for over a decade, said that macho patriarchal society should change its attitude on rape.

00:15She gave her closing statement to court on Tuesday in one of France's biggest criminal

00:19trials in recent history.

00:21Pellicot called it a trial of cowardice, referring to the men who claimed they didn't realize

00:28it was rape.

00:30The abuse was discovered in 2020 after police stumbled upon videos and pictures her husband

00:36had recorded of it.

00:38The trial could have been held behind closed doors, but Pellicot requested for it to be

00:42held in public, saying she hoped it would help other women speak up.

00:47The case shocked the country and triggered nationwide protests in her support.

00:52A verdict is expected to be delivered by the end of December.

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