Dominique Pelicot, the now ex-husband of Gisele Pelicot, 72, was sentenced on Thursday after being found guilty of drugging her and inviting strangers to rape her.

Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in France’s worst-ever mass rape trial, which saw 51 men convicted for a total of 428 years today (19 December), in a case which has shocked the world.

Dominique Pelicot has been found guilty in a mass rape trial that has stunned France. He was handed a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for repeatedly raping, and enlisting strangers to abuse ...

Dominique Pelicot’s lawyer, Béatrice Zavarro, said that she would weigh a possible appeal, but also expressed hope that Gisèle Pelicot would find solace in the court’s rulings.

Like Dominique Pelicot had a day earlier, Jean-Pierre Marechal, 63, blamed his troubled childhood for his decision to rape his wife, Cilia, and inviting Pelicot to do the same.

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband Dominique Pelicot is on trial with 50 other men - the BBC's Laura Gozzi is reporting live from the court in Avignon.

A courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Gisèle Pelicot, left, and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, right, during his trial at the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, on Sept. 17, 2024.

Dominique Pelicot, who was married to Gisele for 50 years, had pleaded guilty and the panel of five judges gave him the maximum sentence, as requested by prosecutors. Advertisement .

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Dominique Pelicot led a chilling double life, outwardly appearing as a devoted husband while secretly orchestrating horrific crimes. During the day, he accompanied his wife to medical appointments ...

The security guard who caught Dominique Pelicot upskirting women at a supermarket, which led to the discovery of his heinous crimes, has recalled the “terror” and “fear” in his eyes ...

Dominique Pelicot is accused of inviting more than 50 men to secretly rape his wife while she was drugged unconscious in a trial that has gripped France and raised new awareness about sexual ...