Gisele Pelicot

Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of an alleged mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, arrives to attend a hearing in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused, at the courthouse in Avignon, France, December 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Dimou/File Photo
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Verdict due in Gisele Pelicot rape case that horrified the world

Pelicot's ex-husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, has pleaded guilty to drugging her repeatedly for almost a decade to rape her, and to offer up her unconscious body for sex to dozens of...