Gisèle Pélicot: All 51 Men Accused of in Rape Trial Have Been Found Guilty

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and sentenced to a minimum of three years in prison. Two of the defendants had their sentences suspended.Dominique Pélicot’s sentence was in line with the prosecution’s recommendations.

He was found guilty of raping, sedating, and filming his now 72-year-old wife being sexually assaulted over a 10-year period.

Nearly 200 rapes were recorded.He was also found guilty of recording and possessing images taken without the knowledge of his wife, daughter, and daughters-in-law.

He will also be registered on the national sex offenders register.Gisèle Pélicot thanked supporters outside of the courtroom following the verdict.“Your messages moved me deeply, and they gave me the strength to come back, every day, and survive through these long daily hearings,” she said, according to the . “This trial was a very difficult ordeal.”The sentences handed down to Dominique Pélicot’s 50 co-defendants, on the other hand, were significantly lower overall than those recommended by the court, which had set the minimum sentence for rape at 10 years.