Mayor of French town apologizes for his comments downplaying mass rape case
The mayor of a French town making headlines for the trial of dozens of men accused of rapes that occurred there for almost a ...
‘Beast of Avignon’s’ brave victim Dominique Pelicot sees 27 sick images of her own rape as they’re shown to hushed court
THE wife of the “Beast of Avignon” had to endure 27 photos of her harrowing rape being shown to a hushed court. Gisèle ...
Man Accused of Raping French Woman Who Was Drugged by Her Husband Testifies He Thought ‘It Was a Game’
Dominique Pelicot has been accused of drugging his wife Gisèle Pelicot and inviting dozens of men to rape her between 2011 ...
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‘I was convinced it was a game': Defendants begin testifying at Pelicot rape trial gripping France
The trial of 51 men for the rape of Gisèle Pelicot began in earnest on Thursday as the first defendants took the stand. Their testimony included expressions of regret along with more ambiguous ...
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French supermarket worker, 44, admits to raping Gisele Pelicot while she was drugged
The defendant, a 44-year-old supermarket employee and father of three, is among 50 men charged over the decade-long mass rape ...
Victim of Dominique Pelicot on how her report led to France mass rape trial
A victim of the man accused of drugging his now ex-wife and letting at least 50 men rape her while she was sedated has spoken ...
Accused at centre of sickening French mass rape trial admits 'biggest mistake'
The 43-year-old made the comments in court during the horror trial as one of 50 men charged with raping 72-year-old Gisèle ...
Gisèle’s 80 rapists were monstrous, but not monsters. They were ordinary men
The victim, however, was extraordinary in her courage. She made her name public so the “shame” would rest with her abusers.
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Court limits screenings of videos in France mass rape case
Video of men allegedly raping a drugged Frenchwoman will not be shown at their trial to the public or journalists, the judge ...
‘I was convinced it was a game': Defendants begin testifying at mass rape trial gripping France
The trial of 51 men for the rape of Gisèle Pelicot began in earnest on Thursday as the first defendants took the stand. Their ...
At French mass rape trial, the silent shock of watching the first videos
The court on Thursday, which is now examining the 49 co-defendants on trial for the rape of Gisèle Pelicot, had to resort to ...
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Today-History-Sep20
In 1378, the "Great Schism" in the Roman Catholic Church began. It was touched off when Pope Gregory XI died, shortly after returning the papal seat from Avignon, in France, to Rome. Continuing for ...