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France urged to place consent at centre of rape law reform

In the wake of the Pelicot mass rape trial, a French parliamentary report has called for a fundamental change to the country's legal definition of rape, making consent its central element.

Radio France Internationale

France needs ‘clearer’ rape laws that include consent, report finds

MPs say the need for consent-based law was highlighted again by trial of 51 men over abuse of Gisèle Pelicot

The Guardian - UK

French men drawn to 'traditional masculinity', women face sexism: annual survey

Men and women in France are more polarised than ever, according to an annual report on sexism released Monday. Women are increasingly aware of gender inequalities while men are increasingly drawn to "masculinist" movements, the government's advisory body on equality found.

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Petition for Gisele Pelicot to win Nobel Peace Prize passes 125,000 signatures

In 2024, Gisele Pelicot waived the right to anonymity to speak out on behalf of other victims of sexual assault.

Evening Standard

Fewer journalists are training to be court reporters – that’s a problem for justice

Details of history’s most high profile court cases – from Ted Bundy, to OJ Simpson, to Donald Trump and Dominique Pelicot – were brought into the public domain thanks to the diligent and difficult work of court reporters.

The Conversation

Gisèle Pelicot’s Daughter, Caroline Darian, Speaks About Her Father: ‘He Should Die In Prison’

Following the high-profile trial that gripped the world, Caroline Darian, Gisèle Pelicot's daughter, speaks out against her convicted father.

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Daughter of French Woman Who Was Drugged and Raped for 10 Years by Husband and 50 Strangers Suspects Father Also Raped Her: Report

Caroline Darian's discovery that her father, Dominique Pelicot, had drugged and raped her mother for years led to her believing she may have also been abused.

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Daughter Of French Rape Case Perpetrator Speaks Out

A trial in France exposes a mass rape and drugging case, leading to 51 guilty verdicts and sparking national outrage.

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Daughter of Dominique Pelicot says her father ‘must die in prison’

Caroline Darian says revelations about her father’s crimes have left her ‘mourning someone who is still alive’

The Independent UK

Daughter Says French Rapist Dominique Pelicot 'Should Die In Prison'

The daughter of Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman found guilty of drugging his ex-wife so dozens of strangers could rape her, said in comments released Saturday that her father "should die in prison".

International Business Times

Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, speaks: ‘How can you rebuild when your father is the worst sexual predator in decades?’

Last month, her father was sentenced to 20 years for drugging and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her mother. Now she tells of the ‘crushing double burden’ of being the child of both victim and perpetrator – and the mental torture of not knowing what he did to her

The Guardian - UK

Founder of website used by Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband charged

French prosecutors have connected Coco.fr to more than 23,000 criminal cases, includin ‘paedophilia, pimping, prostitution, rape, sale of narcotics, ambushes, and even homicides’

The Independent UK

France Charges Founder Of Adult Website Linked To Mass Rape Trial: Prosecutors

France on Thursday charged the founder of an adult website used to commit sexual offences, including by a French man who recruited dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife, prosecutors said.

International Business Times

The Pelicot rape case revealed not a group of monsters but a culture that enables the abuse of women

The conviction of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men for the aggravated rape of his wife Gisèle Pelicot, perpetrated over years of horrific violence has been shocking. Their trial revealed that Dominique Pelicot recruited men to rape his wife while she was comatose, having been drugged by him.

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Dominique Pelicot Will Not Be Appealing His Sentence After Guilty Verdict In Gisèle Pelicot Trial

Rapist Dominique Pelicot, will not be appealing his sentence. Dominique was found guilty of drugging and raping his ex-wife Gisèle Pelicot.

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Dominique Pelicot won’t appeal conviction in ex-wife’s rape trial in France

The Frenchman was jailed for 20 years for drugging and raping his then-wife and soliciting dozens of men to do the same.

International Business Times

Ex-husband Convicted In French Mass Rape Trial Will Not Appeal: Lawyer

The Frenchman found guilty of drugging and raping his then-wife and soliciting dozens of men to do the same for more than a decade will not appeal his conviction, his lawyer said Monday.

Radio France Internationale

Dominique Pelicot will not appeal 20-year rape sentence

The French man who was convicted of drugging and raping his then wife, Gisele Pelicot, and soliciting dozens strangers to do the same, will not appeal the verdict and 20-year prison sentence, his lawyers said Monday.

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The Independent UK

Lawyer of Gisèle Pelicot’s rapist ex-husband gives update from jail

Gisèle has been applauded around the world for her bravery

The Independent UK

At least 15 men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot rape and assault trial lodge appeals against convictions

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

The Independent UK

The unanswered questions after Gisele Pelicot rape trial

Fifty-one men have now been brought to justice, but questions remain after the trial that has shocked France and the wider world

The Independent UK

Gisèle Pelicot has ‘no fear’ over another trial as two men convicted of her rape lodge appeals

But Gisèle Pelicot does not want to be seen as an icon, one of her lawyers has said

The Guardian - UK

Gisèle Pelicot has no fear of another trial, lawyer says as appeals lodged

Two defendants have so far filed appeals and Dominique Pelicot is said to be considering challenge against sentence

The Independent UK

Security guard who caught Dominique Pelicot recalls he saw ‘terror and ‘fear’ in his eyes

Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging and raping her for almost a decade

The Guardian - UK

‘How many more Gisèles are out there?’: Pelicot trial jolts fight against sexual violence

Mass rape case in France has stirred up strong emotions and advanced a new feminist discourse, observers say

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