Jail sentences of up to 20 years demanded at Avignon rape trial
The public prosecutor has demanded prison sentences of between 4 and 20 years for the 51 defendants in the trial concerning drugging and years of sexual abuse in southern France. The public prosecutor's office on Wednesday demanded the maximum sentence of 20 years for aggravated rape only for the main defendant in the case,
‘Mr. Every Man’: The 50 Others Accused in France’s Mass Rape Trial
Dominique Pelicot invited men to rape his wife, whom he had drugged. The French media call them “Mr. Every Man” because they come from such ordinary backgrounds.
Defence lawyers plead for defendants in French mass rape trial
Lawyers for dozens of defendants in a French mass rape trial begin their closing arguments Wednesday after prosecutors demanded lengthy jail terms for the suspects.The main defendant, Dominique Pelicot,
'Monster of Avignon' Dominique Pelicot who let men rape wife facing 20 years in jail
Dominique Pelicot, 71, from France, allowed 50 men to rape his wife Gisele Pelicot over the course of a decade. But a court has revealed that he could receive 'too little' time behind bars
French mass rape trial prosecutors demand maximum sentence for Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband
A mammoth rape trial in France is moving into a new phase with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for 51 men men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband.
Prosecutor requests 20-year sentence for Dominique Pelicot in mass rape trial
Public prosecutor Laure Chabaud told the packed courthouse in Avignon, southern France, on Monday that the sentence would be “long” but “not enough considering the serious nature of these acts.”
France rape trial of 51 wrapping up
A rape trial in France moved into a new phase Monday as prosecutors began to lay out the verdicts and punishments they want for dozens of men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband.
French prosecutors seek 20-year sentence for Dominique Pelicot over wife's mass rape
By Marc Leras AVIGNON, France (Reuters) -French prosecutors asked for the maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who organised the repeated mass rape of his then-wife by knocking her unconscious with drugs and inviting dozens of strangers to abuse her in the family home.
Defence lawyers plead to judges in French mass rape trial
A lawyer for the chief defendant in a French mass rape trial on Wednesday urged the court to recall his good side after prosecutors demanded lengthy jail terms for the dozens of suspects.The main defendant,
Defense lawyers plead to judges in French mass rape trial
AVIGNON, France (AFP) — A lawyer for the chief defendant in a French mass rape trial on Wednesday urged the court to recall his good side after prosecutors demanded lengthy jail terms for the dozens of suspects.
‘Mr. Everyman’: The 50 others accused in France’s mass rape trial
Dominique Pelicot invited men to rape his wife, whom he had drugged. The French media call them “Mr. Every Man” because they come from such ordinary backgrounds.
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LIVE: Gisèle Pelicot solidarity demonstration in Avignon, France
AP is live from a demonstration in Avignon, France, where people are gathering to support Gisèle Pelicot in a trial against ...
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Monster of Avignon should be jailed for 20-years over mass rape of wife Gisele Pelicot, French prosecutors demand as they admit maximum available sentence is 'too little'
Speaking at the Vaucluse Criminal Court, in Avignon, Ms Chabaud said two decades was all that was legally allowed. 'What sentence should be imposed?' she asked. 'The maximum sentence is 20 years ...
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France’s Gisele Pelicot says ‘macho’ society must change attitude on rape
Gisele Pelicot, the French woman drugged by her ex-husband so she could be raped and sexually abused by him and dozens of ...