► “Shame on justice” cry some activists
At the announcement of the sentences, lower than the requisitions except for the main accused, certain activists gathered in front of the court expressed their anger by chanting: “ Shame on justice ».
► Dominique Pelicot does not rule out appealing
The lawyer for the main accused, Dominique Pelicot, sentenced to 20 years in prison, could appeal the decision.
His lawyer, Me Béatrice Zavarro, interviewed at the end of the hearing, assured that she was leaving herself until the end of the 10-day period, i.e. December 29, to make a decision with her client.
► Gisèle Pelicot leaves the hearing
The hearing is now over. Gisèle Pelicot is the first to come out. She headed to the break room to speak with her lawyers. She did not wish to speak to journalists for the moment.
The 51 convicts will be released shortly. Six of them will come out free because the sentence they served in pre-trial detention covers the sentence that was handed down. Conversely, around twenty of them will be taken directly to prison to serve their sentence.
► Sentences lower than requisitions
For the 50 co-defendants, men aged 27 to 74, none of whom have been acquitted, the sentences range from three years’ imprisonment, two of which were suspended, to 13 years’ imprisonment.
The magistrates followed the indictment of the prosecution, which had demanded that none of them be acquitted, but they imposed sentences lower than those requested by the public prosecutor, with the exception of that imposed on Dominique Pelicot.
At the end of November, the public prosecutor had requested 10 to 18 years of imprisonment against 49 of the co-defendants, tried for aggravated rape or attempted rape, and four years in prison against the last, prosecuted for “touching” on Gisèle Pelicot.
► Politicians salute the courage of Gisèle Pelicot
After the verdict, several political leaders reacted to salute the courage of the victim, Gisèle Pelicot, who fought for her trial to be public and serve to enlighten public opinion.
“You embody admirable strength and resilience, praised by the entire world », Assured former minister Prisca Thevenot.
“Thank you for your courage Gisèle Pelicot », For her part affirmed Yaël Braun-Pivet, the president of the National Assembly. “Through you, it is the voice of so many victims that carries today, the shame that changes sides, the taboo that is broken. The world is no longer the same thanks to you. »
► Jean-Pierre M. sentenced to twelve years in prison
Jean-Pierre M. was sentenced to 12 years in prison, while the attorney general had requested 17 years of criminal imprisonment.
Aged 63, Jean-Pierre M. was presented by the prosecution as the « disciple » by Dominique Pelicot. Unlike the other accused, he was not responsible for acts committed against Gisèle Pelicot, but against his own wife, whom he had drugged in order to allow Dominique P. to rape her.
► Maximum sentence for Dominique Pelicot
Dominique Pelicot, the main accused in the Mazan rape trial, was sentenced Thursday, December 19 to the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for having drugged his ex-wife with anxiolytics for a decade before raping her and handing her over to dozens of strangers recruited on the Internet.
This prison sentence is associated with a security sentence. “two thirds”specified the president of the criminal court of Vaucluse, Roger Arata, adding that at the end of his sentence, his situation “will be subject to re-examination to assess its safety”. He will also be registered in the national sex offender file.
► All accused found guilty
All the accused were found guilty, without any acquittal. The court reclassified the acts of rape alleged against Saifeddine G. as sexual assault.
In all, 51 men are accused, most of them of aggravated rape against her. This trial is extraordinary, due to the number of accused and the facts charged – a husband, Dominique Pelicot, who drugged his wife, Gisèle, for a decade, to rape her and have her raped in the marital home by dozens of unknown people recruited on the Internet – this trial made the ravages of violence against women widely resonate.
► Dominique Pelicot found guilty
“Mr Pelicot, you are found guilty of aggravated rape of Gisèle Pelicot”announced the president of the Vaucluse criminal court, Roger Arata, specifying that his sentence will be announced a little later in this morning devoted to the verdict of this trial which has become a symbol of the fight against violence against women.
Dominique Pelicot, 72, stood up and listened to the president attentively but without expressing any particular emotion. He faces 20 years of criminal imprisonment.
► The verdict on the Mazan rapes begins
In front of the Avignon court a crowd gathered to support Gisèle Pelicot so the court will pronounce its verdict this Thursday from 9:30 a.m. Many feminist collectives from all over France and even abroad came.
The accused, for their part, were booed as they passed. Sentences of 4 years to 20 years were requested. The lowest for Joseph C. tried for sexual assault, the maximum sentence for Dominique Pelicot.
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