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Gisèle Pelicot says she was drugged and raped by her husband, who filmed the assaults by dozens of men; after the 2020 discovery and a 2024 trial, she published a memoir and chose to testify publicly, sparking a French feminist push to change consent laws.
French prosecutors are seeking a 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old man who drugged his wife and orchestrated her rape by dozens of strangers over nine years. The case, which has shocked France, involves 49 other men who are also on trial. Prosecutors have dismissed claims that the men believed the acts were consensual. The trial has sparked public rallies and discussions on updating France's rape laws to emphasize consent. Sentencing is expected by December 20.