Dominique Pelicot sentenced to 20 years in prison in rape trial
https://ui-avatars.com/api/[email protected]&background=64&color=fff&font-size=0.5&rounded=false&format=pngby John Andrew — December 19, 2024 in twitter
Avignon: In the abuse trial in southern France, the main defendant, Dominique Pelicot, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the serious rape of his former wife. The 72-year-old was guilty of all charges, said the presiding judge. He also ordered that, two-thirds of the way through his sentence, it will be examined whether Pelicot must remain in preventive detention following his sentence. Dominique Pelicot repeatedly drugged his now-divorced wife Gisèle for almost ten years and offered to rape her on the Internet. He confessed to the crimes in court. The verdict against the 72-year-old is not yet final. 50 other men also had to appear in court; The presiding judge also found them guilty, but in some cases imposed lighter sentences than those requested by the public prosecutor.
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