09h08.
Gisèle Pelicot arrived in court
The first defendants arrived in court
The accused who appear free are beginning to settle down in the courtroom, as several journalists on site observed
Gisèle Pelicot’s three children have just arrived in court
Caroline, David and Florian, the three children of the Pelicot couple, who testified during the trial, arrived at the courthouse. Without their mother.
What the 51 accused face…
This Thursday, December 19, the criminal court composed of five professional magistrates should announce its verdict after 14 weeks of intense and trying debates. On November 25, the prosecution requested the maximum sentence of 20 years of criminal imprisonment against Dominique Pelicot, 72, ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot. Against 49 of his co-defendants, also prosecuted for “aggravated rape”, the prosecution had requested 10 to 18 years of imprisonment, and four years in prison for the last one, prosecuted for “touching”.
07h28.
Journalist, she recounts the 4 months of an extraordinary trial
“Thank you Gisèle”: a banner flew this Thursday morning in front of the Avignon courthouse
“Thank you Gisèle”: the banner which floated Thursday morning in front of the Avignon courthouse, before the verdict of the historic Mazan rape trial, summarizes the message of gratitude from women and men towards the one who wanted “that the shame changes sides.”
07h23.
