Gisèle Pelicot Has Changed France She has opened up a conversation about sexual violence in a country where a serious reckoning was well overdue.

Who Are the 51 Men Convicted in the Gisèle Pelicot Rape Trial? Most of the accused received sentences of eight to 10 years, less than the 10- to 18-year terms that the public prosecutor had recommended.

Gisèle Pelicot: What Courage Looks Like The French rape trial is over. The verdicts have been levied. And Gisèle Pelicot’s image has become a symbol of female strength around the world.

Gisèle Pelicot Returns to Court to Testify in Rape Case Her husband is accused of inviting strangers to sexually assault her while she was drugged and unconscious. The trial has transformed the way France discusses sexual violence.