On Dec. 19, the courtroom in Avignon, France, as always, was packed. But this day there were even more spectators because ...

A lawyer for the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot says he won’t appeal his sentence for drugging and raping her and allowing ...

However, 17 of the 49 men who were convicted of raping or sexually assaulting Ms Pelicot at Dominique's behest have said they ...

Dominique Pelicot, who drugged and raped his then-wife Gisele Pelicot, appears with his lawyer Beatrice Zavarro at the courthouse in Avignon, France, on Monday, in this courtroom sketch.

For months, protesters swarmed the outside of the courtroom, cheering in support of Gisele Pelicot and the feminist motto her case sparked – "shame must change sides." More:Gisele Pelicot went ...

Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-defendants have all been found guilty, with all except one having been charged with rape. The ...

Ms Pelicot, 72, bravely waived her right to anonymity in the case, defiantly telling the court: “The shame is theirs”. Supporters shouted, “Thank you Gisèle” and "Bravo Gisele" as she ...

A 30-year-old vineyard worker is among the men found guilty who have appealed against their convictions and will be given a second trial ...

Following three months of harrowing legal proceedings, Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband – and 50 men he recruited to sexually abuse her over the course of a decade – were this week sentenced for ...

But Pelicot began drugging her, that we know of, 10 years ago with sleeping pills. And he recruited men on a website called Coco, where people do go for libertinage , like a swingers’ website.

Throngs of cheering supporters greeted Gisèle Pelicot as she left the courthouse in Avignon, France, on Thursday. It's usually the case. Over the last few months, Pelicot has become known as an ...