French rape case: Gisele Pelicot has ‘no fear’ of appeals trial, says lawyer

Gisele Pelicot, the French woman whose ex-husband was jailed for 20 years for orchestrating and committing mass rapes against her with dozens of strangers, has no fear of a new trial if there is an appeal, her lawyer said on Friday.

The 72-year-old has been hailed as a hero and feminist icon for her courage and dignity in the over three-month trial that ended on Thursday with all 51 defendants, including her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, being convicted.

Gisele Pelicot said afterwards...