Nîmes, France, Oct 8, 2025 (AFP) - Gisele Pelicot urges accused rapist to 'take responsibility'

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2025-10-08

Gisele Pelicot, the Frenchwoman who became a feminist hero during a mass rape trial last year, returned to court Wednesday to tell the one man who still denies assaulting her that he must "take responsibility" for his actions. The 72-year-old's former husband has admitted to drugging her with sedatives and inviting dozens of strangers to rape and abuse her over nearly a decade in a case that shocked the world. Last year, a court in southern Franc......

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