#gisèle pelicot

[kylobith]

Her husband got the maximum sentence in France, which is 20 years, and was found guilty of not only drugging her and having her raped, but also of taking photos/videos and selling them. All the men who were tried (50 of them) were found guilty and got a prison sentence of minimum 3 years. Some of them will still remain free over the holidays, but they need to face another judge later who will apply the sentence accordingly. While it all seems too little considering what they did, it's still historical to have such a case finally taken seriously in France. Some horrors that were said by the lawyers probably didn't reach foreign media, but French-speaking people who followed the case, most likely a lot of women, had to hear/read them. As a rape survivor myself, it made me sick to my stomach to hear that shit. But Gisèle Pelicot deserves justice. We hope to see a before/after Gisèle Pelicot in the justice system and dare to believe that future cases will be treated more justly. If you followed this case, please support Adèle Haenel as well. Her case started during the Pelicot case and got less publicity, but she is also dragging her abuser to court. She was abused by her mentor when she was only 12 years old and so far, all I've heard from the case is that Adèle had to walk out during the session because, as usual, she was told that she must've consented at that age.

“Shame must change sides.”

Gisele Pelicot is one of the bravest and most heroic people alive.

[barklikeagod]

wanted to share this moment of love and support here

[mlmxreader]

I didn't want to broach the subject in detail publicly, however, I do believe, entirely and utterly, that Gisèle Pelicot SHOULD be treated with as many awards and public speaking opportunities as she wants; that woman stood up in court to face the men who raped her, television cameras all pointed on her and the public's eye looming over her, and she bravely sought justice. she has been nothing but brave, courageous, and a wonderful. Gisèle Pelicot may just be a name in the news to many, but to thousands, if not millions, of rape survivors she is a fucking hero - to ME, she is a fucking hero. bc she BROUGHT her rapists to justice where many of us could not.

I wish Gisèle Pelicot to have a very long, a very happy, and a very comfortable life. 🫶🏻

[maaarine]

New European: Gisèle Pelicot, person of the year 2024

"Shame. We have been conditioned and fed shame for our entire lives.

That we would not want the pictures of our bruises in the press. That if we froze and didn’t fight back, they believed it was consensual.

That we would not want the details of the acts forced upon us shared.

That the word survivor was not applicable. That assault was too strong of a word for a misunderstanding.

But then Gisèle Pelicot did the unthinkable. She changed the rules and reversed the language.

She demanded that the court show the tapes to her rapists and journalists while she faced her attackers.

She stared the rules in the face and challenged the decision and sat in the courtroom facing her rapists. And she has won.

She changed the rules. She held her head high and gave us permission to reject shame."

[dduane]

For those of us who have been sexually assaulted, this woman is a beacon.

(She’s my age, by the way.)

 In almost two months of testimony, the court has heard from dozens of accused men. The majority have denied rape. Some said they thought Pelicot was pretending to be asleep or was playing a game, or felt the fact her husband had consented was sufficient.“ (itals DD’s)

[orwellsunderpants]

The link in the OP doesn't go anywhere, so I'm resharing it here.

Full names and details of every man who was convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot. The list includes 50 men who could be identified, besides Gisèle's husband, ranging in age from 27 to 74. Among them are a firefighter, a journalist, a nurse, a construction worker, and a prison guard. Most have families of their own, and only about half had previous convictions.

[witchyirishgal]

“Shame must change sides.”

[warningsine]

A court on Thursday, December 19, sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in jail for committing and orchestrating the mass rapes of his now former wife Gisèle Pelicot with dozens of strangers. Her children expressed disappointment at what they saw as overly-lenient sentences for the other men convicted.

The convictions of all 51 defendants and their sentencing brought to a close a three-month trial that has horrified France, resonated across the world and turned Gisèle Pelicot into an icon of female courage.

Dominique Pelicot, who had already confessed to the crimes, was earlier found guilty by the court in the southern city of Avignon. His 50 co-defendants were also convicted by the court, with no acquittals. They received jail terms of between three and 15 years – less than what prosecutors had demanded. Two of these defendants had their prison terms suspended.

The three Pelicot children "are disappointed by these low sentences," said a family member, asking not to be identified, adding that there was "no question" of any of the children wanting to speak to their father after the conviction.

Tension was palpable in the courtroom at the start of the hearing, where a heavy police presence was deployed. Many defendants arrived with their bags packed ready for prison. One of them was in tears as he hugged his companion before entering the courtroom.

"Mr. Pelicot, you are found guilty of the aggravated rape of Gisèle Pelicot," said the presiding judge of the criminal court, Roger Arata. Delivering sentence, Arata said Dominique Pelicot will not be eligible for parole until he has served two-thirds of his sentence.

'Justice for Gisèle'

Dominique Pelicot, 72, has admitted to drugging Gisèle Pelicot for almost a decade so he and strangers he recruited online could rape her. His lawyer did not rule out appealing the verdict. "We're going to use the 10 days which we have to decide whether or not to appeal this decision," Béatrice Zavarro told reporters.

Gisèle Pelicot, 72, has become a feminist hero at home and abroad for refusing to be ashamed, waiving her right to a closed trial and standing up to her aggressors in court. Alongside her ex-husband, 50 other men aged 27 to 74 have been on trial, including one who did not abuse her but raped his own wife with Dominique Pelicot's help.

Earlier Thursday, Gisèle Pelicot arrived at the courthouse smiling and cheered by crowds of supporters and feminist activists waiting outside. They chanted her name and slogans like "Justice for Gisèle" and "Shame has Changed Sides".

On November 25, prosecutors requested the maximum sentence against Dominique Pelicot for aggravated rape. It was widely expected that Dominique Pelicot would receive the full 20-year term, but considerably more uncertainty had surrounded the sentencing of the other defendants. The prosecution had requested 10 to 18 years in prison against the 49 defendants also charged with aggravated rape. One of these accused is on the run and being tried in absentia.

One more accused – facing the lesser charge of groping – had risked up to four years in prison. Thirty-two of the accused attended the trial as free men while the others, including Dominique Pelicot, were remanded in custody.

'World is watching'

"Rape affects women all over the world, that's why the whole world has its eyes on what's going to happen," said Ghislaine Sainte Catherine, one of the members of the Amazons of Avignon feminist collective.

Gisèle Pelicot's children, David, Caroline and Florian, arrived half an hour earlier, entering the courtroom alongside a group of men accused of raping their mother. "We came with our things for prison," said one of the defendants, pointing to the sports bags on the ground.

The case has sparked protests and drew fresh attention to male violence in France. Rights activists hope that the trial will lead to change in society. "It's time that the macho, patriarchal society that trivializes rape changes," Gisèle Pelicot said in November.

Her pictures dominated the front pages of major French papers on Thursday. "A verdict for the future," said left-leaning Libération. "Merci madame," said L'Humanite, while La Provenance declared "the moment of truth."

[noxaeternaetc]

Gisèle, by La dame qui colle. Rue Saint-Maur, Paris, France

[thebroken--soul]

Gisèle Pelicot should have been TIME’s Person of the Year. Not a fucking rapist who just got elected as President of the USA for the second time.

[myobsessionsspace]

India, France, Uganda, England…🗺️

It’s 2024 but it might as well be 1924, 1824…

For all the advancements we make on this earth…

When will women and children around the world be safe? Free from physical, mental and sexual abuse and violence? Allowed governance of their own bodies and the right to live in peace, free of fear and oppression. Allowed to be the girls and women they want to be?

**Please take care of your mental health. Please don’t read further, if triggered by violence against women and children, as below talks about the current state of the world**

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[doctortwhohiddles]

Merci Gisèle ❤️

[maaarine]

three things about the Pelicot case that I didn't know before listening to this podcast:

1) both Gisèle and her piece of shit of a husband Dominique admitted to unfaithfulness during their marriage

and I thought: were the rapes some kind of sick punishment for her cheating? or some perverse desire to see her with other men, to see her "cheat"?

2) I knew that her husband was first arrested for filming under the skirt of women, which lead the police to check his hard drive

but what I didn't know was that a psychiatrist was called to assess him after he was caught for upskirting

and it's that psychiatrist who first thought Dominique was off, because he didn't seem to grasp the gravity of the situation, he seemed too callous

so the psychiatrist told the police to dig deeper with that guy, hence the seizing of his hard drive

and I thought: wtf??? would the police not have followed up without that nudge??? no investigation whatsoever???

3) as the many accused rapists took the stand, it seemed to the audience that those dickheads were learning from each other

one rapist would use some excuse to explain why it wasn't his fault, then on a later day another rapist would repeat the same excuse, and use what had already been said to build a common narrative that he wouldn't have come up with on his own

and I thought: this reminds me of Lundy Bancroft who says that in group therapy, not only do domestic abusers give each other tips to better control women, but they also share justifications for committing abuse, convenient bullshit narratives for why they do the things they do

it's a hive mind of abuse

[femanthropy]

I want all victims of rape to say “Madame Pelicot did it, so we can do it, too.”