Women and men have demonstrated together in Paris and other French cities in support of Gisèle Pélicot and against sexual violence. The issue was highlighted by the harrowing trial of Pélicot's ex-husband and dozens of other men being prosecuted for rapes while she was unconscious.
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Since the Sept. 2 beginning of the extraordinary trial, during which Pélicot has faced 51 of her alleged rapists, she has been praised for her composure and decision to keep the hearings public — after the court initially suggested that they be held behind closed doors. “Victims don’t have to do what she did. They have a right to have their anonymity protected. It’s not necessarily a duty of any victim. But what she decided to do is very, very important because now we cannot ignore the violence that some men can resort to,” she said.
He told the court that he also raped Gisèle and that the 50 other men also standing trial understood exactly what they were doing. She has divorced him since his arrest. The trial is expected to run until December.
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