A French court on Thursday declared the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him, and was reading out verdicts against dozens of other men charged in the case.
The verdict for 72-year-old Dominique Pelicot was read by the lead judge of the court in Avignon, Roger Arata. He hasn’t yet delivered the sentence, which can be up to 20 years imprisonment.
Arata read out verdicts one after the other against the 51 men, declaring “you are therefore declared guilty of aggravated rape on the person of Mme. Gisèle Pelicot” as he worked his way through the first names on the list.
Gisèle Pelicot was seated on one side of the courtroom, facing the defendants as Arata announced one guilty verdict after another.
The historic case has profoundly shaken France over the past several months.
Source: AP
