The moving march in support of Gisèle Pelicot for “raising awareness”

SEXUAL VIOLENCE – “We all know someone on the list. It’s upsetting. » In Mazan (Vaucluse), hundreds of people, including many women victims of violence, marched in support of Gisèle Pelicot on Saturday October 5, while the extraordinary trial for rape and chemical submission continues in Avignon.

It was in Mazan that Gisèle Pelicot, now in her seventies, was drugged with anxiolytics and raped by her husband and dozens of strangers he recruited on the internet. These facts have been tried before the criminal court since September 2.

As you can see in our video report at the top of the article, Le HuffPost followed on site this march which was held in a particularly solemn and moving atmosphere, through the vineyards of the town and under a beautiful autumn light.

Admiration towards Gisèle Pelicot

The event was organized by the local association Isofactulté, which teaches women victims of violence to rebuild themselves through equine therapy. At our microphone, women and men explain their admiration for Gisèle Pelicot and the importance of this affair in the fight against violence against women.

Friday, for the first time in the trial of Dominique Pelicot, ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot, videos and photos were broadcast in the presence of the public, without changing the testimonies of the accused concerned, who almost all maintained that they thought they were participating in a ” scenario “ libertine.

Most of them claim to have believed they were participating in the fantasy of a swinging couple or not to have realized Gisèle Pelicot’s state of unconsciousness. The hearing will resume on Monday with the examination of a new group of five accused. The verdict is expected in mid-December.

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