Sitting across a courtroom from the husband who drugged and raped her for a decade, along with the 46 complete strangers he invited to join in the attacks, Gisèle Pelicot was the epitome of dignity.

AVIGNON, France — French judges plan to deliver hugely anticipated verdicts on Thursday in a historic drugging-and-rape trial that has turned the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, into a feminist hero.