Dominique Pelicot, a 72-year-old retiree, was sentenced to the maximum term of 20 years in prison for repeatedly raping his former wife, Gisele Pelicot, and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade. The court in Avignon also convicted 50 co-defendants in the case.
Gisele Pelicot arrives with her lawyers Antoine Camus and Stephane Babonneau at the courthouse in Avignon on December 19, 2024, as the verdict is expected in the trial of her ex-husband, with 50 others, accused of drugging her and orchestrating multiple rapes over nearly a decade.
His 50 co-defendants in the case were also convicted by the court, with no acquittals. The sentences of the other defendants were being announced in the course of Thursday morning.Many defendants arrived at the hearing with their bags packed ready for prison. One of them was in tears as he hugged his companion before entering the courtroom.
Dominique Pelicot, 72, has admitted to drugging Gisele Pelicot for almost a decade so he and strangers he recruited online could rape her. It was widely expected that Dominique Pelicot would receive the full 20-year term but considerably more uncertainty has surrounded the sentencing of the other defendants.
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