Verdicts awaited in rape trial that shocked France

Also in the dock and risking lengthy spells in prison are the men who responded to the invitation of Dominique Pelicot and visited his family home, sometimes on multiple occasions, to rape his then-wife Gisele Pelicot. Dominique Pelicot, 72, has admitted to drugging Gisele Pelicot for almost a decade so he and strangers he recruited online could rape her. Gisele 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.