Gisele Pelicot's 51 vile attackers in full and their twisted excuses for abusing brave mum
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A soldier, a firefighter and a nurse are among those who sickeningly raped Gisèle Pélicot in her own home while unconscious. A total of 51 men were involved in the disturbing rape trial that has horrified the world. Gisèle, 72, was drugged by her own husband and raped 92 times by strangers he invited into their bedroom between 2011 and 2020. The mother-of-three was unknowingly sedated and sexually abused dozens of times at their family home in Mazan, a commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Her former husband of 50 years, Dominique Pélicot, 71, has today been jailed for 20 years. The rapist lead a sick campaign of abuse against his wife, running an online chatroom titled 'without her knowledge' where he would advertise for men to perform vile sexual acts on his unwitting wife. Several of these men returned to abuse her unresponsive body again and again. And yet, not one of them attempted to check if Gisèle had consented. Now their depravity has been exposed in court.
The men charged were described in court as good fathers and loving husbands, with psychological experts finding no personality disorders, particular deficiencies or psychological pathologies. A handful of the men have prior convictions for sexual abuse, child pornography and domestic violence, but otherwise, they were ordinary men who performed unfathomable acts.
A total of 50 accomplices were found guilty on charges including aggravated rape and sexual assault, with sentences ranging between 13 and five years (with two suspended) in prison. The men came from all walks of life, including civil servants, ambulance workers, soldiers, prison guards, nurses, truck drivers, a journalist, a DJ and a municipal councillor. Many of them are fathers and husbands, and some have partners standing by them.
