‘She won’t disappear’: Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyers on what she will do next

The 72-year-old is relieved but takes ‘no satisfaction’ in seeing other families broken up, lawyer saysIt took just over four years, and 67 days in court, but Gisèle Pelicot is said to feel “relieved and appeased” about the judges’ decision to convict all the men accused of raping or sexually assaulting her while she was drugged and unconscious.After a final declaration that she “respected” the sentences handed down in Avignon, her lawyers said she was now “absolutely exhausted” and glad the marathon trial was over. Continue reading...

‘She won’t disappear’: Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyers on what she will do next

The 72-year-old is relieved but takes ‘no satisfaction’ in seeing other families broken up, lawyer says

It took just over four years, and 67 days in court, but Gisèle Pelicot is said to feel “relieved and appeased” about the judges’ decision to convict all the men accused of raping or sexually assaulting her while she was drugged and unconscious.

After a final declaration that she “respected” the sentences handed down in Avignon, her lawyers said she was now “absolutely exhausted” and glad the marathon trial was over. Continue reading...