On the occasion of the press review of December 19, his last before the holiday break, Paul Arcand returns to the Mazan affair after a 3 and a half month trial. Dominique Pelicot, accused of drugging and raping his ex-wife, was sentenced Thursday to the maximum sentence, 20 years in prison.
Posted at 5:57 a.m.
Sentences of 3 years, 2 of which were suspended, were handed down for the 50 co-defendants in this case.
Gisèle Pelicot has become a symbol that invites women to be straight [et] strong. We saw solidity in his testimony. Every time she was, like today, in the courtroom, she was dignified, but she had to struggle in the face of prejudice.
Paul Arcand
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