Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband found guilty of rapes, sentenced to 20 years in prison in France
Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband found guilty of rapes, sentenced to 20 years in prison in France
Dominique Pelicot and 49 other men were tried in the southern French city of Avignon for aggravated rape and attempted rape and face up to 20 years imprisonment if convicted.
Summary
A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot, 72, to 20 years in prison for drugging and raping his ex-wife, Gisele Pelicot, and arranging for other men to rape her while unconscious over nearly a decade.
Of the 51 co-defendants, all were found guilty, with sentences ranging from less than 10 years to 20.
The trial, marked by shocking evidence, spurred national debate on rape culture and consent laws.
Gisèle's courage in waiving anonymity has galvanized feminist movements, with campaigners calling her a national hero for sparking societal and legal reflection on sexual violence.
Gisèle - Person of the year
I like how the headline's structure makes it sound as if "in France" was part of the punishment. Reminds me of "Fistful of Yen".
Take him to
DetroitFrance!20 years seems like a wrist-slap, but given that the main perp is likely in his 70s, this is a death sentence. I think the younger rapists should get life in prison, what the fuck is this 10 years sentencing bull shit.
This would be close to the maximum possible sentence in Germany, I assume France has similar rules.
Interesting that there weren't multiple charges of rape he was found guilty for, like would happen in the states. Each rape occurrence would have been a separate charge, and each one would have carried a 20 year maximum, so he'd be serving hundreds of years easy.
This is generally to ensure that even if he gets some of his years commuted for good behavior while inside prison, he's still got hundreds of years left to go. Making it a death sentence.
With that said, the US prison system is archaic and punitive, so I might need to re-evaluate my views.
20 years is plenty to uproot anyone's life.
I think most people really underestimate how long 20 years in prison is. For all intents and purposes, he's leaving prison in a casket.
This is good, but the sentences should be ~2x as long. Still, a win in my book. Gisèle is a hero for this.
The dude is 72. He won't even make it the full length of his current sentencing
On principle it's still wrong, but at least in practice that's justice served.
I'm surprised there were so many perpetrators, considering her age and appearance.
Rape isn't about attraction at all it is about conquest.
Also, get fucked.
Not really.
That was fast.
The rapist kept videos and pictures I believe. There was tons of proof for everything he (and the others) did. I can see why this was relatively straightforward (in addition to have a big - deserved - amount of attention).
he should have had 20 + 10 years per co-defendants found guilty, so 530 years in prison.
What's up with these fantasy numbers? You do realize, that there is a maximum time people can spend in prison, because they will die at some point?
That's not how the justice system works in most (all?) Europe. Crimes are not a point system where you redeem "prizes", and the sentence is based on the particular crime committed, not the sum of all individual counts.
Many countries are also very rarely giving life sentences because they have generally very little point (no possibility to re-enter society=no rehabilitation possible) in addition to create other problems (like a complete disincentive to good behavior in prison - since literally nothing worse can happen to you).
Isn't he probably less than 20 years away from dying anyway?