‘We are with you’: Supporters applaud victim of mass rape in France
NBCSep 05, 2024
French prosecutors are requesting that Dominique Pelicot, 71, who admitted to drugging his wife, Gisele, and organizing her mass rape by dozens of men over nearly a decade, receive the maximum 20-year prison sentence for his crimes.
Regarding the 49 other men, aged from their 20s to 70s, prosecutors are seeking sentences including four years for sexual assault and ten years for aggravated rape, with one facing 11 years due to prior rape and domestic violence convictions.
The second-highest requested sentence was 17 years for defendant Jean-Pierre Marechal, who wasn't charged with raping Gisele but rather using Pelicot's practices to rape his own wife dozens of times.