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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.
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. [30] 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 ...
Of the remaining 50 co-defendants, 49 were found guilty of committing aggravated rape, attempted rape, or sexual assault against Gisèle, and were sentenced to between 3 and 15 years' imprisonment. One man was found guilty of having drugged and raped his own wife with Dominique, but was not charged with having committed any offence against Gisèle.
Details of the offenses shocked France and the world, drawing fresh attention to male violence. The impact of the trial was magnified by Gisele Pelicot's decision to waive her anonymity and opt ...
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]
The case, which drew public outrage, nears its completion after three months of hearing in Avignon Man who drugged his wife in mass rape case should be jailed for 20 years, French prosecutors say ...
Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (French: [dɔminik stʁos kan]; born 25 April 1949), also known as DSK, [1] is a French economist and politician who served as the tenth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and was a member of the French Socialist Party. He attained notoriety due to his involvement in several sex ...
A French senator has been handed preliminary charges for drugging another lawmaker with the aim of rape or sexual assault, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office, and has been suspended from ...