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Man who drugged, raped wife for 10 years, convicted
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12/19/2024
Dominique Pelicot, along with 50 other men, will face prison for repeatedly raping his wife, Gisèle, over the course of a decade.
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Dominique Pellicot is found guilty on all charges in the mass rape case that shocked France.
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He will serve the maximum sentence in France of 20 years.
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Here's what to know.
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Dominique Pellicot had been drugging his wife Giselle,
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inviting over 70 men to rape her drugged body and filming it.
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This went on for 9 years.
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He perfected a dose that would leave his wife unconscious for about 7 hours.
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Enough time for him and another man or several consecutive men to rape her.
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Dominique collected 20,000 photos and videos and preserved the evidence of this rape.
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This collection later assisted prosecutors in identifying 50 other defendants,
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although approximately 20 others remain unidentified.
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Dominique has been handed the maximum sentence in France for his charges, 20 years in prison.
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All 51 men on trial have been found guilty of the charges against them as well,
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including some who pleaded not guilty.
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However, while Dominique received the maximum penalty,
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the other defendants were sentenced to fewer years than what prosecutors had sought.
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Sentences start at 3 years in prison.
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The court specifically sentenced 4 defendants found guilty of rape or attempted rape to a 5-year term, partially suspended.
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At least 5 of the men charged with the aggravated rape will walk free from court this evening,
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as some of them have already served prison time and others were handed suspended sentences.
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This trial drew a clear distinction between Dominique and the others accused.
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Dominique was bent over and crying in court as the verdicts were announced.
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He was also convicted of offenses involving his daughter and daughters-in-law.
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He was distributing sexually explicit images of his daughter Caroline and the wives of his sons.
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Giselle, the wife, arrived at the courthouse on Thursday,
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smiling, shaking hands and waving to the hundreds of supporters gathered outside.
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She has become a feminist icon in France and worldwide.
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It was Giselle's decision to waive her anonymity and throw this trial into the open,
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in her words, making shame swap sides, from the victim to the rapist.
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