Tag: Pélicot
At the Mazan rape trial, the public supports Gisèle Pelicot and denounces rape culture
The trial of the “Mazan rapes”, a monumental and emblematic trial of rape culture, opened on September 2, 2024 before the Vaucluse Criminal Court, in Avignon, is scheduled to last…
at the Mazan rape trial, the profile of Dominique Pelicot in question
The Mazan rape trial is entering its sixth week, in Avignon (south of France). Dominique Pelicot is accused of drugging, raping and having his wife Gisèle Pelicot raped for ten…
he explains himself after his controversial remarks on the Pélicot affair
The mayor of Mazan assured that “after all, no one died” regarding the Mazan rape trial. He filed a complaint after receiving threatening letters and withdrew from public life for…
“For me, she agreed”: the Pélicot affair questions the integration of consent in the definition of rape
While several co-defendants in the Mazan rape case were questioned this week, their speeches shed light on the question of the integration of consent in the definition of rape. After…
One of the co-accused admits not having “had the consent” of Gisèle Pelicot
In Avignon, the criminal court began questioning the first of Dominique Pelicot’s 50 co-defendants on Thursday, September 19. The septuagenarian is appearing for having recruited dozens of men online for…
Gisèle Pélicot, overwhelmed by the defense, stands firm
The tone rose on Wednesday, September 18 in the courtroom of the Mazan rape trial. The main victim was offended by the questions asked of her by the defense lawyers,…
Gisèle Pelicot, mistreated during a trying hearing, accuses the defense of “humiliating” her
A harrowing hearing at the Mazan trial, where Gisèle Pelicot faces her husband on Wednesday, September 18, accused of recruiting dozens of men on the internet to rape her after…
Gisèle Pélicot is celebrated in court – with applause
She was drugged and raped for ten years by over 80 unknown men – something her husband was behind.On Tuesday, Dominique Pélicot, 71, admitted the crimes.On her way out of…
Pélicot case: the accused can be acquitted if a legal point is retained
Dominique Pélicot returned to the Mazan rape trial on Tuesday, September 17. His statements undermine those of his co-accused, while their lawyers are trying to play on a very specific…
“I am a rapist,” admits Dominique Pelicot, the main accused
Speaking for the first time before the Vaucluse criminal court on Tuesday 17 September, Dominique Pelicot, the main accused in the Mazan rape case, admitted to being ” a rapist…