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The case has stirred protests, renewed scrutiny of France's rape laws and spurred other sexual assault accusers to come forward in a nation that has sometimes balked at the so-called #MeToo movement.
But sexual assault convictions are an anomaly − not the norm. In the U.S., out of every 1,000 sexual assaults , according to RAINN, 975 perpetrators get away with it .
With tempers running high over the Pelicot case, activists are hoping to mobilize that outrage into an effort not only to help victims of sexual assault, but also to transform a society in which ...
Some claimed they thought they were taking part in a couple's sexual fantasy or that the husband's consent was sufficient; some claimed diminished responsibility. [32] Gisèle's three children, who were plaintiffs in the case (French: parties civiles) gave evidence on 18 November to tell of the devastation that had been wrought on their family ...
On Friday a French court found 47 men guilty of rape, two guilty of attempted rape and two guilty of sexual assault. Most lived in south-eastern France within a 60km radius of the village of Mazan ...
The trial took place in May–July 2004 before the Cour d'assises, a criminal trial court, of the commune Pas-de-Calais where 12 children were recognised victims of rape, sexual assault, corruption of minors and pimping. 10 of the 17 accused adults were sentenced to prison.
Dominique Pelicot is charged with orchestrating the assault of his wife Gisèle Pelicot, drugging and offering her to a stream of men he met in a chatroom and filming the repeated rapes.
In 2015, rape rate for France was 20.1 cases per 100,000 population. Rape rate of France increased from 15.9 cases per 100,000 population in 2006 to 20.1 cases per 100,000 population in 2015 growing at an average annual rate of 2.72%. [8]