"She kept her marital name during the trial so that her grandchildren, who share it, could, instead of being embarrassed their grandfather, be proud of her. " 😭 What an utterly magnificent human being this woman is.
Thank you for giving me info I didn't know. This is tough to watch but evil is out there. Sean combs (PDiddy) and his rich friends are the evil here in America. Beyonce and that husband of hers are extremely evil as well. Its the money and the power they feel and have that I feel they get off on. They don't care about people. Seeing the French band together like this gives me a different look on the French
Part of the problem is that the laws against rape, even if you can get a conviction, are not harsh enough. 20 years is the maximum in France for aggravated rape!
Thank goodness the supermarket employee had the courage to report this pervert and perverts! The sentences are too low, to abuse a woman for 10 years is beyond disgusting!
Absolutely without him none of this would have seen the light,also when you see the recording he was very assertive and adamant in calling this abuser out,we need alot more men like him who do not tolerate such abuse and stand up against men when they see such things happening.I'm not sure whether every security guard would have been so on it,some may have found it amusing or looked away and not challenged him.
@Thetruthisoutthere89 are you joking? Was Pelicot muslim? Was Jimmy Savile muslim? Was Rolf Harris muslim? Was Harvey Weinstein muslim? Was Jeffrey Epstein muslim? Keep your nasty prejudice to yourself.
France is the definition of misogyny. Just like the men who say it is exaggerated, just like the man yelling at the women saying they are hysterical. It's totally acceptable to hate women as part of French culture
Exactly. A person who is capable of comitting such a henious act is unable to feel remorse or empathy whatsoever. However one would expect that they would at least pretend
Shame on France for not showing their faces and revealing their names. If found guilty, the face and name should be shown. Look at that one guy giving off the finger, he has no remorse, these men are disgusting criminals and they won’t protect the public from them? Shame on France.
A very interesting point, yet a very complex one. How far from the court room should just travel. A difficulty here is a mix of proven degrees of guilt and protecting the convicted from being attacked by a mob. Whatever the laws and jucicial policies may be, anger certainly is not a policy.
This is the most sickening act I've heard of. Giselle is a remarkably brave woman. May her husband rot in jail. Hope Gisele has the proper support to heal.
@@apcmaynard4996 Wait until the 50th? What on earth do you mean? Pelicot was only caught because a very determined security man persuaded 3 women to complain about him, after he was seen filming underneath their skirts on a supermarket escalator. Gisele didn't even know she'd been abused until police found all the disgusting videos of her being drug raped on his computer. Had it not been for the security guy, the abuse would probably still be happening.
@@apcmaynard4996 she didn't even know - her husband was caught 'upskirting' (filming up women's skirts). Then they looked at his computer..and found 20,000 disgusting videos.
Gisele has unbelievable courage and strength! This is a betrayal, a pain that is difficult to even comprehend. Not only did he abuse his wife, let others abuse her, but put her through the torment of thinking she was losing her mind and having possibly something physically wrong with her. Absolutely unreal.
@@aikanae1 Yes, I forgot to add that. Even dressed his daughter in his wife's underwear! I don't believe at all that he didn't physically SA his daughter - even though drugging you, undressing you and taking photos for pleasure is SA too. A complete psychopath. I'm sure there are many more people and websites just like them.
Blurred so that some other women become their victim when they walk out free after the lenient sentence given to them . Or maybe they can even post bail & walk out free much sooner
@@Vonononie Am sure all the worlds media will have pictures of all these rapist's very soon ,,, wonder if their families, girlfriends, friends, knew what they were doing....
the French police also have DNA evidence linking Mr. Pelicot to s3x attacks back in the 1990's when he lived around Paris. he has admitted to the attack where they have the DNA. The police suspect him of other attacks on women around Paris in the 1990's. I wonder if he will be brought to trial for those offenses now.
@Nigelsmom2136 no, but when you're young and deciding whether to pursue justice, you know you're going up against massive odds with a terrible best case result, and that there could be reprisal attacks before sentencing and once they get out. Dangerous men should never have the opportunity to harm anyone again.
I wonder how many Gisele Pelicots there are in the world who don't know they are victims and will probably never know. I wonder how many Dominic Pelicots there are living with impunity in their Jekyll and Hyde world.
It's not just that. How many women are being trafficked and exploited and being made addicted to drugs to keep them as animals to be exploited. This makes me so angry.
As a male I feel sickened about my species. I can't even imagine how & why so many men would do this. The problem for me is getting my head around the fact that it appears to be normalised. Websites like Coco now closed down, were set up to make rape anonymous. Women have a long way to go & a lot more is needed to educate men that this is not normal behaviour. The first big lesson that needs to be taught to these men is Respect.
@@scoobysnax9787 It’s actually MEN who have a long way to go, not women!! 😒 Keep speaking up!! There needs to be more male journalists covering this topic so men get educated, especially in France! It’s the millennium, not medieval times!
Thank you for being a decent man. The problem is absolutely them needing to have respect, but we live in a world where sadly my gender is seen as less and hated by soooo many men around the world and then they spread that bs around the internet and the globe. Those men who spread such misogyny, yet don't abuse women, need to realize they are still a part of the problem, although most of them won't care.
@@ValerieSwain-tc7ml F.Y.I Dominique Pelicot: Guilty of aggravated rape on his ex-wife, Gisèle. Also guilty of the attempted aggravated rape of the wife of one of the co-accused, Jean-Pierre Marechal: Guilty of attempted rape and aggravated rape of his wife, as well as drugging her. Sentenced to 12 years. The only one of the 51 who was not accused of raping or attempting to rape Gisèle, the 63-year-old admitted to following Dominique Pelicot's lead, drugging his own wife for five years, raping her and inviting Dominique to rape her too. Charly Arbo: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 13 years. He is 30 years old. Cyrille Delville: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is a father-of-two. Christian Lescole: Guilty of aggravated rape. Acquitted of having child abuse imagery. Sentenced to nine years. He is a volunteer firefighter and father of two daughters. He has been in jail since 2021. Lionel Rodriguez: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 44-year-old was an employee in the same supermarket where Dominique Pelicot got caught upskirting in 2020, leading to the rape investigation. Nicolas Francois: Guilty of aggravated rape and having child abuse imagery. Sentenced to eight years and banned from working in jobs with children for several years. He is a 43-year-old freelance journalist. Jacques Cubeau, 73, lorry driver: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to five years. He is a divorced father-of-two. Patrice Nicolle: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 55-year-old father-of-two is an electrician. Thierry Parisis: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is 54. Simoné Mekenese: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 43-year-old construction worker and father-of-six lived next door to the Pelicots. Nizar Hamida: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 10 years. The 40-year-old had worked as a hairdresser, builder and delivery driver. Boris Moulin: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is a 37-year-old delivery driver. Jerome Vilela: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 13 years. The 46-year-old former firefighter and supermarket employee is divorced with two children. He has been in jail since 2021. Didier Sambuchi: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to five years. The 68-year-old is a retired lorry driver and father-of-two. Quentin Hennebert: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to seven years. The 34-year-old former prison guard now works as an ambulance driver. Philippe Leleu: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to five years of which two are suspended. He is a 62-year-old gardener. Jean-Luc LA: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 10 years. The 46-year-old has four children. He has been in jail since 2023. Fabien Sotton: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 11 years. He has three children. His criminal record includes domestic violence and sexual assault of a minor. He has been in jail since 2021. Karim Sebaoui: Guilty of aggravated rape and having child abuse imagery. Sentenced to 10 years. The 40-year-old is an unmarried IT specialist. Joan Kawai: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 10 years. He went to the Pelicots' the same night his daughter was born. He has been in jail since 2021. Jean-Marc LeLoup: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to six years. The 74-year-old is a retired driver. Andy Rodriguez: Guilty of attempted rape and aggravating factors. Sentenced to six years. The 37-year-old has already spent several months in jail on domestic violence charges. Vincent Coullet: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 10 years. He is 43 years old and already detained for domestic violence. Adrien Longeron: Guilty of aggravated rape and child abuse imagery. Sentenced to six years. The 34-year-old was jailed in 2020 for raping and stalking three former girlfriends. Hughes Malago: Guilty of attempted rape and two aggravating factors. Sentenced to five years. The 39-year-old is a tiler and biker. Ahmed Tbarik: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 54-year-old plumber who set up his own business, as well as a boxing club, had been married for 30 years when he went to the Pelicots' home. Husamettin Dogan: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 43-year-old builder is married and has a child. He had precedents for drug trafficking. Romain Vandevelde: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 15 years. He is 63 and HIV-positive. He has been in jail since 2021. Joseph Cocco: Guilty of aggravated sexual assault. Sentenced to three years. He is a 69-year-old divorced father of one. Saifeddine Ghabi: Acquitted of rape and attempted rape. Guilty of sexual assault. Sentenced to three years. The 37-year-old lorry driver is a father-of-three. Jean Tirano: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is a 52-year-old roofer. Mohamed Rafaa: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 70-year-old worked as a DJ and club manager. He has been in jail since 2021. Ludovick Blemeur: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to seven years. The 39-year-old former firefighter and warehouse worker had a three-month-old baby daughter when he visited the Pelicots. Patrick Aron: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to six years, but walks free today as he has medical issues and will need to be placed in a special jail, according to the judge. The 60-year-old was married for 25 years with two kids. Abdelali Dallal: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years, but walks free today due to medical issues and will need to be placed in a special jail, according to the judge. He is 47. Grégory Serviol: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 33-year-old is a painter and decorator. Cedric Grassot: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 12 years. The 50-year-old is a delivery driver. Cendric Venzin: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 44-year-old worked a series of odd jobs and at the time he was arrested in 2022 was managing a hotel in Corsica. Mahdi Daoudi: Guilty of mass rape and drugging. Sentenced to eight years. The 36-year-old is married. Thierry Postat: Guilty of aggravated mass rape and drugging, and possession of child pornography. Sentenced to 12 years, and banned from working with children for life. The 61-year-old refrigeration specialist is divorced with three grown children. He has been in jail since 2021. Florian Rocca: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to seven years. The father of three daughters was already convicted of theft, driving without a license and drug-related offences. Dominique Davies: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 13 years. The 45-year-old is a lorry driver. Cyprien Culieras: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to six years. He is 45 and has eight prior convictions. Mathieu Dartus: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to seven years. The 53-year-old former baker raised two children after his wife died. Cyril Beaubis: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 47-year-old is a lorry driver. Paul-Koikoi Grovogui: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is 31. Omar Douiri: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 36-year-old was married and employed by a cleaning company. Redouane Azougagh: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 40-year-old father of four kids from two different wives has prior convictions for domestic violence. Hassan Ouamou: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 12 years. The 30-year-old is currently on the run in Morocco and has told investigators he has no intention of returning to France. Redouane El Farihi: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years.
The faces of the other men that the police could not identify should be forwarded to Interpol, police services and media world wide as people of interest so the public can help identify who they are so they can also be prosecuted for their horrendous crime.
@@davidkavanagh189 there are many possible reasons ... Men who don't live within the 30 km radius that most of the perps lived in, including visitors from other countries, photos not found in the local mugshot files (not already in the criminal database), and even in cases where the faces are not that clear, people can also be identified by voice, distinguishing marks as well as body language. People have " tells". I didn't assume that all "photos" would be clear but was thinking outside the box. Perhaps not all of the perps would be identified through that kind of initiative but do think is is worth trying. Furthermore it would send a message that the hunt for the other perps is not over just because this trial is over.
@@davidkavanagh189 actually I am not assuming anything. There are many possible reasons why local authorities could not identify the other perps (men living outside of the 30km radius where most of the perps lived, no previous criminal convictions (locally) so no mug shots on file, men visiting from other countries to name a few. It is interesting how cases can be solved when law enforcement agencies share information. Even in cases where faces might not be that clear, people can be identified by body shape size, distinguishing marks, mannerisms, voice (if video clips are shared). People have "tells". Someone somewhere knows these other perps and could possibly identify them. In my opinion, it is worth trying. Additionally, it sends a greater message (s) ...that just because this trial is over, there is an ongoing search for the other perps, that it matters and that it will not be forgotten and will be pursued by the law.
Because there’s this concept in human thought called fiction. And within that area are thoughts known as fantasy or “flights of fancy”…many healthy people hold on to scenarios they’ll never act on, that you’d never suspect they could harbor . There’s way more psychology that goes into human sexuality than people give credit for. Once again, these men acted out these perverse plans and are now facing consequences but how were they really to know that this couple couldn’t just have some very odd behavior pattern where F consented to being inebriated and used in this manner. I’ve seen more than a few from my team willingly imbibe Georgia Home Boy and spen the next few hours accepting whoever. Not saying this happened here but believing people can’t talk about fictional events in an anonymous environment is sort of “prudish”?
I believe they have 10 day's to appeal before being named. They should be, but that exposes their wives, children, parents etc. I wonder if any of them knew, particularly in the male friend groups.
@@susanplatt5331 me too, I think about them. It's extremely hard for them, their children, their wives, who have nothing to do with their father's, husband's crimes. They should be protected.
Hopefully not to the one serving them. Or that any of the men serving the lessor sentences find them a joke. But more important than length of sentences at the moment is changes of law- particularly around the legal need for clear informed consent. That would make it easier for victims to complain and police to prosecute. Perhaps also minimum sentences need to be considered. But they would have to be realistic. The comment that wanted a sentence of 6,000 years is absurdly USA
Such a brave lady. What happened to her, is an abomination. So much respect for her. She can hold her head held high. She should never fear the public. We are all so ashamed of our gender, when it is abused, like her husband did. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family.
In Europe a 20 year sentence is actually quite a lot. Our life sentences in Europe can be as short as 12 years minus good behaviour for first time offenders.
As an American, I applaud Gisèle, as a heroine of the century… Time has come for raising respectful sons, and men who will protect them. If this mass rape happened to their own mothers or daughters what then? We have a society of victim shaming and blaming from the church to schools, to the workplace and sadly, at home…
@@Air7Rhythmsyou're part of the problem buddy. You need to self-reflect asap. Your trues colors are showing way too much for your own good. You're disgudting
Why say the 72 grandmother? Just say she is a 72 years old woman. She also a mother, maybe an aunt , a sister in law., a mother in law. There is a pejorative charge in the expression grandmother. Stop it.
@@apcmaynard4996 Wait until the 50th? What on earth do you mean? Pelicot was only caught because a very determined security man persuaded 3 women to complain about him, after he was seen filming underneath their skirts on a supermarket escalator. Gisele didn't even know she'd been abused until police found all the disgusting videos of her being drug raped on his computer. Had it not been for the security guy, the abuse would probably still be happening.
@@apcmaynard4996because it's hard to escape from someone they close to? She didn't wait, it was revealed because he did other crime. You need to watch the video before commenting.
Women have made it clear they don't need men, and they're independent. I do believe the men who did this all should have been sentenced to 15 yrs 20 yrs is a death sentence for her ex husband considering his age Him taking pictures of his own daughter is just heinous
@@gerryclarke9795 Because she doesn’t fit the qualifications for the title ….. A person, group, idea, or object that "for better or for worse ... has done the most to influence the events of the year". Person of the year isn’t necessarily someone who shows extreme bravery or is a victim of a horrific crime.
Gisèle comes from Old Germanic "Gisila" which means "hostage" ; hostage, she was, of a sexist society de facto and de jure. But she is not doomed because of her beautiful name - thanks to Gisèle Pelicot's work and courage, we, victims of sexual and sexist violence, we remember that shame is not on us. It is on rapists and agressors of all types. MERCI GISÈLE 🇨🇵
In the UK, he'd get a life sentence. The starting tariff, with some extenuating circumstances, would be 25 years minimum, for multiple rapes, but in this case, I'd imagine he'd get at least 40 years. That's a MINIMUM before he can get parole, and because he's 72 years of age, he'd definitely leave prison in a box.
@Numtyhunter France has really weak justice. Portugal is even worse. They're the first country to abolish life. The maximum term is 25 years. Serial killer, genocide, no worries, you'll get out. We're better out of the EU in my view. Having the same supreme court that's aligned with this rubbish overruling our high court is wrong.
Sorry why are we blurring these rapists faces? Was the whole point not to put the spotlight on the female victim, but to make sure the male perpertators had nowhere to hide for once?
There is a whole ring behind this, enabling all kinds of sexuall criminal acts of course including child abuse! They picked and charged one person instead of sheding light on the whole network!
This is just unbelievably sick… how can civilized ‘men’ even think of this much less participate in this barbarous act! This is extremely disgusting and sickening behavior 🤬
To give the husband 20 years is an insult. That is only a few months for each count of rape against this poor woman. This is not going to change until the courts start to take these kinds of crimes as the horrible crimes they are instead of some kind of prank. Huge props to the victim for her courage to stand up and tell her story. She is a hero for all people of both sexes everywhere.
There is 1 day old channel 4 news vid from Barrow, similar story but nobody cares about her whilst this french woman is a worldwide hero, media manufactured bandwagon
Can someone explain to me (as a 33 year old man) how some men did not realise they was raping someone when they arrived and saw her unconscious? Was she not unconscious every time? Like how is that not enough to realise its rape?
It was a lot worse, years ago. Women were told to keep quiet, they were blamed for any sexual attack. The standard, was, ‘She’s lying’. That’s before it was brought out that young children and senior citizens were also objects of sexual violence. That started occurring in the 1970’s. Then DNA started proving many of the assertions.
None of should have been released they went to her house, and they answered to the chat that they should have been served at least 7 years in person 🙄 The rest should have been 50 years, not 10 or 20. Basically, no one should be free from this case.
What an incredible woman. Her resilience is so inspiring. I can’t believe this happened to her. He even did this to his step daughter and his own daughter taking photos of them. That man and his accomplices are the definition of pure. Raw. Evil.
Because we incorrectly tend to assume all men (and women) think just like we do. But they don't. For example, psychopaths don't flinch when shown videos of people being hurt, the way the rest of us do. Deficient emotional circuitry and failure to bond properly as a child can produce lifelong monsters. The list of reasons is probably endless. For me personally, the assumption of rationality is grossly overrated.
Why cover the criminals’ faces? Everyone should be able to see them and know what they are and are capable of. People should be wary of them. Those monsters should be ashamed. Shame them all!
She is a woman of so much courage. I'm in constant awe! Thank you G, for paving the way. I cannot imagine how hard this must have been, but you are teaching victims that they are not the ones to hold shame, and their voice matters.
Excellent piece of journalism, Channel 4! The acts described are so heinous andatrocious that they leave me physically sick to even think about the crimes committed by these men. This is not just a moral failing-it is a deep spiritual and mental sickness. A comprehensive societal re-education is needed to eradicate this behavior and mindset toward women. We must transform our media, movies, TV, art, workplaces, literature, schools, homes, and personal relationships to reflect a higher standard of humanity, equality, compassion, and respect for both women and men. A tremendous amount of respect goes to Gisèle Pelicot for her courage, bravery, and strength. She is truly an icon in the fight for change, bringing this issue out of the shadows and into the light, where it deserves much-needed attention and discourse.
It also came out that he did it to his daughter and daughter in law as far as drugging them and taking photos of them as well which is just disgusting he should get way more than 20 years they need to do something about the law’s seriously
❤ Ms. Pelicot, SHE just kicked down all the doors on shame for herself, other survivors all over the world. She single handed changed the way the world sees being victimised. What an amazing woman, a true hero! ❤❤
I can't get my head around how she would not be aware she was being drugged, especially over a period of years. I've been unconscious from meds several times but I always knew upon waking, I'd been drugged
If it's a medical setting or you've been prescribed something you're prompted to know you'll be going under. On a random Tuesday after dinner you might be more inclined to believe your husband who suggests you might be suffering from some neurological diseasee- especially when it's been happening for years. I doubt you'd jump to the conclusion that someone was drugging you.
"She kept her marital name during the trial so that her grandchildren, who share it, could, instead of being embarrassed their grandfather, be proud of her. " 😭 What an utterly magnificent human being this woman is.
Wow, so thoughtful and so wonderful.
I dont think so. Changing name is not quick and easy in France. They will be able to do so now after the verdict
Chills ❤
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Thank you for giving me info I didn't know. This is tough to watch but evil is out there. Sean combs (PDiddy) and his rich friends are the evil here in America. Beyonce and that husband of hers are extremely evil as well. Its the money and the power they feel and have that I feel they get off on. They don't care about people. Seeing the French band together like this gives me a different look on the French
Now that they are found guilty, their photos should be plastered all over the internet. Their communities deserve to know who they are!!!
Agreed!!! 💯
yes! they don't deserve anonymity!
To me, she is person of the year. Those men do not deserve any form of anonymity.
Dont be so cruel
@@Mrcoldy1988 'Dont be so cruel' about what??
How dare you! I don't have to be liberal and I DO NOT have to forgive because a book or my faith tell me too
@@Mrcoldy1988you are like them
This was an interesting case but let's not play down Donald trumps achievements
It should have been 20 years for each separate event.
Exactly
Part of the problem is that the laws against rape, even if you can get a conviction, are not harsh enough. 20 years is the maximum in France for aggravated rape!
@@ruthgiles8926no, the problem is 47 of these men were given below the recommended prison time…that’s on the judge
Do you find that odd?? Brutally harming a person gets slaps on the wrist?
@@zacharycayer3234it’s not odd if you’re used to misogyny. Women are not viewed as whole human beings. Crimes against women are rarely taken seriously
One is a nurse!! How safe are his patients if they have anesthesia?
Very dangerous
Scary, really scary
I have known if too many male nurses or CNAs who’ve been abuserssssss
Good question.
I wonder if he spent much time in the hospital mortuary!!
Thank goodness the supermarket employee had the courage to report this pervert and perverts! The sentences are too low, to abuse a woman for 10 years is beyond disgusting!
Absolutely without him none of this would have seen the light,also when you see the recording he was very assertive and adamant in calling this abuser out,we need alot more men like him who do not tolerate such abuse and stand up against men when they see such things happening.I'm not sure whether every security guard would have been so on it,some may have found it amusing or looked away and not challenged him.
twenty years.
Should get 20 years FOR EACH rape/crime. Served *consecutively.* French laws are absolutely horrific
he's in his 70's so it doesn't really matter in this case if its 20 or 40
@sponish0 it does foe the victim
@@sponish0It matters because it's not the only rapist out there...
Wonder what his kids think of all this
@@katieh3236 he’s likely never getting out of prison … what difference the numbers make ?
What I find DISTURBING about this is ,,,, there were 50 men living in a 26 mile radius who were willing to do this,,, and some even came BACK.....
Agreed, the ratio is highly disturbing and depressing .
Most of the Muslim no doubt
@@Thetruthisoutthere89 'Most of the Muslim no doubt' no doubt? so you guessed? no, they aren't all Muslim. They are 'ordinary men'.
@Thetruthisoutthere89 are you joking? Was Pelicot muslim? Was Jimmy Savile muslim? Was Rolf Harris muslim? Was Harvey Weinstein muslim? Was Jeffrey Epstein muslim? Keep your nasty prejudice to yourself.
It is very, very disturbing.
Disgusting. The arrogance of these men. None of them remorseful. This is not justice at all
Why would you expect a bunch of perverts to show remorse?
France is the definition of misogyny. Just like the men who say it is exaggerated, just like the man yelling at the women saying they are hysterical. It's totally acceptable to hate women as part of French culture
@@cchris874I can fully understand why some women have nothing to do with men. They just don’t want men their private lives.
Exactly. A person who is capable of comitting such a henious act is unable to feel remorse or empathy whatsoever.
However one would expect that they would at least pretend
The sentences are appalling. Three to 5 years AND THERE WAS VIDEO EVIDENCE 🤯
You can get 4 years in the Whitehouse for similar!
And there are others they haven't IDed.
@@Vixstar540 Videos that were put online
@@gerryclarke9795Unfortunately you are so correct. 😢 That's truly horrendous
they probly had a good alibi
Shame on France for not showing their faces and revealing their names. If found guilty, the face and name should be shown. Look at that one guy giving off the finger, he has no remorse, these men are disgusting criminals and they won’t protect the public from them? Shame on France.
the bbc has named them
A very interesting point, yet a very complex one. How far from the court room should just travel. A difficulty here is a mix of proven degrees of guilt and protecting the convicted from being attacked by a mob. Whatever the laws and jucicial policies may be, anger certainly is not a policy.
Their names are now public, because their are condemned.
@ where are the names then??
@@cathy1672 On wikipedia, in French newspapers.
This is the most sickening act I've heard of. Giselle is a remarkably brave woman. May her husband rot in jail. Hope Gisele has the proper support to heal.
Under a Trump presidency she will be great again soon
Wait until you hear what Israel has been doing.
but why did she wait until the 50th? wasn't the 6th, or even the 3rd, already too much?
@@apcmaynard4996 Wait until the 50th? What on earth do you mean? Pelicot was only caught because a very determined security man persuaded 3 women to complain about him, after he was seen filming underneath their skirts on a supermarket escalator. Gisele didn't even know she'd been abused until police found all the disgusting videos of her being drug raped on his computer. Had it not been for the security guy, the abuse would probably still be happening.
@@apcmaynard4996 she didn't even know - her husband was caught 'upskirting' (filming up women's skirts). Then they looked at his computer..and found 20,000 disgusting videos.
Gisele has unbelievable courage and strength! This is a betrayal, a pain that is difficult to even comprehend.
Not only did he abuse his wife, let others abuse her, but put her through the torment of thinking she was losing her mind and having possibly something physically wrong with her. Absolutely unreal.
Nightmare.
He had photos of his daughter too. How many other websites are like this?
Ask Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.
They'll claim they're defending "freedom of speech" while we all know what that really means.
and he even went with her to doctor's appointments to show how he "cared" about her... what a frakking monster
@@aikanae1 Yes, I forgot to add that. Even dressed his daughter in his wife's underwear! I don't believe at all that he didn't physically SA his daughter - even though drugging you, undressing you and taking photos for pleasure is SA too. A complete psychopath.
I'm sure there are many more people and websites just like them.
Her sentence=LIFE
His sentence=20 years
He's 70. He won't have much life left at the end of his sentence, if any
@@Waitingformartyyes but he still get to live after doing evil and heinous crimes.
Why are the rapists’ faces blurred?? This is the problem - they’re given a pass, because women are not valued.
Blurred so that some other women become their victim when they walk out free after the lenient sentence given to them . Or maybe they can even post bail & walk out free much sooner
Or you know, Innocent till proven guilty.
@@WhateverMan35they have all been found guilty
@@Vonononie Am sure all the worlds media will have pictures of all these rapist's very soon ,,, wonder if their families, girlfriends, friends, knew what they were doing....
@@WhateverMan35 Been found guilty. Other rapists are not protected like this ?
Twenty years?!! WTF!!! He shouldn't see the light of day!!
He's in his 70's. Chances are the monster won't get out.
20 years is the max. Still it should be a life sentence
the French police also have DNA evidence linking Mr. Pelicot to s3x attacks back in the 1990's when he lived around Paris. he has admitted to the attack where they have the DNA. The police suspect him of other attacks on women around Paris in the 1990's. I wonder if he will be brought to trial for those offenses now.
@Nigelsmom2136 no, but when you're young and deciding whether to pursue justice, you know you're going up against massive odds with a terrible best case result, and that there could be reprisal attacks before sentencing and once they get out. Dangerous men should never have the opportunity to harm anyone again.
I was scrolling through the comments, thinking this exactly, and there your comment was.
I wonder how many Gisele Pelicots there are in the world who don't know they are victims and will probably never know.
I wonder how many Dominic Pelicots there are living with impunity in their Jekyll and Hyde world.
Too many.
It's not just that. How many women are being trafficked and exploited and being made addicted to drugs to keep them as animals to be exploited. This makes me so angry.
Exactly. He had photos of his daughter too.
Too many
This is it. I mean damn - the fact there’s a chat room DEDICATED to this kind of activity shows how this is far from an isolated case.
As a male I feel sickened about my species. I can't even imagine how & why so many men would do this. The problem for me is getting my head around the fact that it appears to be normalised. Websites like Coco now closed down, were set up to make rape anonymous.
Women have a long way to go & a lot more is needed to educate men that this is not normal behaviour. The first big lesson that needs to be taught to these men is Respect.
@@scoobysnax9787 It’s actually MEN who have a long way to go, not women!! 😒 Keep speaking up!! There needs to be more male journalists covering this topic so men get educated, especially in France! It’s the millennium, not medieval times!
@ladym1991 women have a long way to go before they can be free I mean & men have a long way to go before they are enlightened
Thank you for being a decent man. The problem is absolutely them needing to have respect, but we live in a world where sadly my gender is seen as less and hated by soooo many men around the world and then they spread that bs around the internet and the globe. Those men who spread such misogyny, yet don't abuse women, need to realize they are still a part of the problem, although most of them won't care.
Great comment 👏
Why are these men's faces being kept from view? Despicable what they knowingly did to that poor woman.
their names are on bbc now
For their families. But their names were displayed. Some people thought it would be fair to bully their families.
No, only their forenames plus initial I think. No surnames.
@@ValerieSwain-tc7ml F.Y.I
Dominique Pelicot: Guilty of aggravated rape on his ex-wife, Gisèle. Also guilty of the attempted aggravated rape of the wife of one of the co-accused,
Jean-Pierre Marechal: Guilty of attempted rape and aggravated rape of his wife, as well as drugging her. Sentenced to 12 years. The only one of the 51 who was not accused of raping or attempting to rape Gisèle, the 63-year-old admitted to following Dominique Pelicot's lead, drugging his own wife for five years, raping her and inviting Dominique to rape her too.
Charly Arbo: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 13 years. He is 30 years old.
Cyrille Delville: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is a father-of-two.
Christian Lescole: Guilty of aggravated rape. Acquitted of having child abuse imagery. Sentenced to nine years. He is a volunteer firefighter and father of two daughters. He has been in jail since 2021.
Lionel Rodriguez: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 44-year-old was an employee in the same supermarket where Dominique Pelicot got caught upskirting in 2020, leading to the rape investigation.
Nicolas Francois: Guilty of aggravated rape and having child abuse imagery. Sentenced to eight years and banned from working in jobs with children for several years. He is a 43-year-old freelance journalist.
Jacques Cubeau, 73, lorry driver: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to five years. He is a divorced father-of-two.
Patrice Nicolle: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 55-year-old father-of-two is an electrician.
Thierry Parisis: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is 54.
Simoné Mekenese: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 43-year-old construction worker and father-of-six lived next door to the Pelicots.
Nizar Hamida: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 10 years. The 40-year-old had worked as a hairdresser, builder and delivery driver.
Boris Moulin: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is a 37-year-old delivery driver.
Jerome Vilela: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 13 years. The 46-year-old former firefighter and supermarket employee is divorced with two children. He has been in jail since 2021.
Didier Sambuchi: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to five years. The 68-year-old is a retired lorry driver and father-of-two.
Quentin Hennebert: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to seven years. The 34-year-old former prison guard now works as an ambulance driver.
Philippe Leleu: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to five years of which two are suspended. He is a 62-year-old gardener.
Jean-Luc LA: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 10 years. The 46-year-old has four children. He has been in jail since 2023.
Fabien Sotton: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 11 years. He has three children. His criminal record includes domestic violence and sexual assault of a minor. He has been in jail since 2021.
Karim Sebaoui: Guilty of aggravated rape and having child abuse imagery. Sentenced to 10 years. The 40-year-old is an unmarried IT specialist.
Joan Kawai: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 10 years. He went to the Pelicots' the same night his daughter was born. He has been in jail since 2021.
Jean-Marc LeLoup: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to six years. The 74-year-old is a retired driver.
Andy Rodriguez: Guilty of attempted rape and aggravating factors. Sentenced to six years. The 37-year-old has already spent several months in jail on domestic violence charges.
Vincent Coullet: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 10 years. He is 43 years old and already detained for domestic violence.
Adrien Longeron: Guilty of aggravated rape and child abuse imagery. Sentenced to six years. The 34-year-old was jailed in 2020 for raping and stalking three former girlfriends.
Hughes Malago: Guilty of attempted rape and two aggravating factors. Sentenced to five years. The 39-year-old is a tiler and biker.
Ahmed Tbarik: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 54-year-old plumber who set up his own business, as well as a boxing club, had been married for 30 years when he went to the Pelicots' home.
Husamettin Dogan: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 43-year-old builder is married and has a child. He had precedents for drug trafficking.
Romain Vandevelde: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 15 years. He is 63 and HIV-positive. He has been in jail since 2021.
Joseph Cocco: Guilty of aggravated sexual assault. Sentenced to three years. He is a 69-year-old divorced father of one.
Saifeddine Ghabi: Acquitted of rape and attempted rape. Guilty of sexual assault. Sentenced to three years. The 37-year-old lorry driver is a father-of-three.
Jean Tirano: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is a 52-year-old roofer.
Mohamed Rafaa: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 70-year-old worked as a DJ and club manager. He has been in jail since 2021.
Ludovick Blemeur: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to seven years. The 39-year-old former firefighter and warehouse worker had a three-month-old baby daughter when he visited the Pelicots.
Patrick Aron: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to six years, but walks free today as he has medical issues and will need to be placed in a special jail, according to the judge. The 60-year-old was married for 25 years with two kids.
Abdelali Dallal: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years, but walks free today due to medical issues and will need to be placed in a special jail, according to the judge. He is 47.
Grégory Serviol: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 33-year-old is a painter and decorator.
Cedric Grassot: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 12 years. The 50-year-old is a delivery driver.
Cendric Venzin: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 44-year-old worked a series of odd jobs and at the time he was arrested in 2022 was managing a hotel in Corsica.
Mahdi Daoudi: Guilty of mass rape and drugging. Sentenced to eight years. The 36-year-old is married.
Thierry Postat: Guilty of aggravated mass rape and drugging, and possession of child pornography. Sentenced to 12 years, and banned from working with children for life. The 61-year-old refrigeration specialist is divorced with three grown children. He has been in jail since 2021.
Florian Rocca: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to seven years. The father of three daughters was already convicted of theft, driving without a license and drug-related offences.
Dominique Davies: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 13 years. The 45-year-old is a lorry driver.
Cyprien Culieras: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to six years. He is 45 and has eight prior convictions.
Mathieu Dartus: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to seven years. The 53-year-old former baker raised two children after his wife died.
Cyril Beaubis: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 47-year-old is a lorry driver.
Paul-Koikoi Grovogui: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. He is 31.
Omar Douiri: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years. The 36-year-old was married and employed by a cleaning company.
Redouane Azougagh: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to nine years. The 40-year-old father of four kids from two different wives has prior convictions for domestic violence.
Hassan Ouamou: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to 12 years. The 30-year-old is currently on the run in Morocco and has told investigators he has no intention of returning to France.
Redouane El Farihi: Guilty of aggravated rape. Sentenced to eight years.
@RipleyFAFO-t8b Other rapists are named so why not them ?
The faces of the other men that the police could not identify should be forwarded to Interpol, police services and media world wide as people of interest so the public can help identify who they are so they can also be prosecuted for their horrendous crime.
Exactly.
You are assuming there are photos of their faces. Why do you think they weren't able to identify them?
@@davidkavanagh189 there are many possible reasons ... Men who don't live within the 30 km radius that most of the perps lived in, including visitors from other countries, photos not found in the local mugshot files (not already in the criminal database), and even in cases where the faces are not that clear, people can also be identified by voice, distinguishing marks as well as body language. People have " tells". I didn't assume that all "photos" would be clear but was thinking outside the box. Perhaps not all of the perps would be identified through that kind of initiative but do think is is worth trying. Furthermore it would send a message that the hunt for the other perps is not over just because this trial is over.
@@davidkavanagh189 actually I am not assuming anything. There are many possible reasons why local authorities could not identify the other perps (men living outside of the 30km radius where most of the perps lived, no previous criminal convictions (locally) so no mug shots on file, men visiting from other countries to name a few. It is interesting how cases can be solved when law enforcement agencies share information. Even in cases where faces might not be that clear, people can be identified by body shape size, distinguishing marks, mannerisms, voice (if video clips are shared). People have "tells". Someone somewhere knows these other perps and could possibly identify them. In my opinion, it is worth trying. Additionally, it sends a greater message (s) ...that just because this trial is over, there is an ongoing search for the other perps, that it matters and that it will not be forgotten and will be pursued by the law.
She hates men
One of the r@pists had never heard of a woman needing to give consent. it needed to be explained to him.
Don’t worry they know. They are so stupid and couldn’t come up with a better defense.
@@Mathildelililouthank you!!!!!!
Well, the husband may have said it was consental.
They were on a website called " without her consent." Soooooo
Because he is of a religion that doesnt believe in womans choice....there are countries full of them and they migrate....
She held her power and didn't let her scumbag husband take it from her. She has such grace and courage. She shines.
But thousands of men knew about the chat room and said nothing. Why was such a chat room allowed?
Because there’s this concept in human thought called fiction. And within that area are thoughts known as fantasy or “flights of fancy”…many healthy people hold on to scenarios they’ll never act on, that you’d never suspect they could harbor . There’s way more psychology that goes into human sexuality than people give credit for. Once again, these men acted out these perverse plans and are now facing consequences but how were they really to know that this couple couldn’t just have some very odd behavior pattern where F consented to being inebriated and used in this manner. I’ve seen more than a few from my team willingly imbibe Georgia Home Boy and spen the next few hours accepting whoever. Not saying this happened here but believing people can’t talk about fictional events in an anonymous environment is sort of “prudish”?
Why are the criminals anonymous?
GREAT QUESTION
their names are made public now on bbc
I believe they have 10 day's to appeal before being named. They should be, but that exposes their wives, children, parents etc. I wonder if any of them knew, particularly in the male friend groups.
@@susanplatt5331 me too, I think about them. It's extremely hard for them, their children, their wives, who have nothing to do with their father's, husband's crimes. They should be protected.
It's back to front. Crazy they are protected and shown empathy as if they are the victims.
Consider they had no empathy for the real victim.
This is HORRENDOUS. God bless this courageous woman. ❤💔❤️💔❤️💔
The support of other women is so beautifully touching.
20 years a joke
Dominique Pelicot is 72. He is not ever going walk out free at that age
It's the maximum. It still a joke.
Le pire c'est qu'en France, avec les remises de peines, il est susceptible de sortir après 12, 13ans ! 😖
France is a joke.
Hopefully not to the one serving them. Or that any of the men serving the lessor sentences find them a joke. But more important than length of sentences at the moment is changes of law- particularly around the legal need for clear informed consent. That would make it easier for victims to complain and police to prosecute. Perhaps also minimum sentences need to be considered. But they would have to be realistic. The comment that wanted a sentence of 6,000 years is absurdly USA
Such a brave lady. What happened to her, is an abomination. So much respect for her. She can hold her head held high. She should never fear the public. We are all so ashamed of our gender, when it is abused, like her husband did. My thoughts and prayers are with her and her family.
Good luck with your shame. I have no shame about my gender
The disgrace for the French is the derisory 20 yr sentence , the French court in this case is disgraceful
It’s generally the case in France, they have historically been very bad at serving justice in rape cases
In Europe a 20 year sentence is actually quite a lot. Our life sentences in Europe can be as short as 12 years minus good behaviour for first time offenders.
@@samhartford8677that’s disgusting. What a denial of evil to have such short sentences
@samhartford8677 the husband wasn't a first time offender though. Plus he did this hundreds of times
As an American, I applaud Gisèle, as a heroine of the century… Time has come for raising respectful sons, and men who will protect them. If this mass rape happened to their own mothers or daughters what then? We have a society of victim shaming and blaming from the church to schools, to the workplace and sadly, at home…
You don't know that they really respect women closer to them either. Giséles husband obviously didn't.
Donald Trump is part of the problem, he openly admits groping women and Americans voted him in for a second time.
Dit zijn amerikaanse toestanden die normaliter alleen in Amerika gebeuren, niet in Europa.
@rezamotorinp-k2l no French has no consent in the law??? Iya crazy
@@Air7Rhythmsyou're part of the problem buddy. You need to self-reflect asap. Your trues colors are showing way too much for your own good. You're disgudting
Why say the 72 grandmother? Just say she is a 72 years old woman. She also a mother, maybe an aunt , a sister in law., a mother in law. There is a pejorative charge in the expression grandmother. Stop it.
She has grandkids. She is a grandmother. You're the one projecting some negative meaning to that word
Life for him 20 years for others
Praying for this woman’s peace of mind and ease. No one deserves what she’s been through , she is brave and brilliant
What that poor woman went through doesn’t bare thinking about 😢
She's a white married woman. Plenty of women all over the world go through the sexual abuse, albeit not necessarily being caused by their husbands.
ok but why did she wait until the 50th? anybody?
@ probably because today there is more evidence gathered via DNA whereas 50 years ago there wasn’t
@@apcmaynard4996 Wait until the 50th? What on earth do you mean? Pelicot was only caught because a very determined security man persuaded 3 women to complain about him, after he was seen filming underneath their skirts on a supermarket escalator. Gisele didn't even know she'd been abused until police found all the disgusting videos of her being drug raped on his computer. Had it not been for the security guy, the abuse would probably still be happening.
@@apcmaynard4996because it's hard to escape from someone they close to? She didn't wait, it was revealed because he did other crime. You need to watch the video before commenting.
So many men covering the trial but too scared to advocate for women.
Exactly. Where are all the angry fathers and husbands pissed at their fellow women being victimized? The silence from men is deafening.
Marriage is a private consent. Karen's choice of Husband!!
@justhereforagoodtime88 the men you're looking for built the prisons, wrote the laws and ensure they're enforced. That's how we advocate for women.
Women have made it clear they don't need men, and they're independent.
I do believe the men who did this all should have been sentenced to 15 yrs
20 yrs is a death sentence for her ex husband considering his age
Him taking pictures of his own daughter is just heinous
@DonnellOkafor-r2d thank God many aren't that confused or so fond of medias scripts.. they do not own my authentic thoughts 👍
Why weren't the mugshots and names of the convicted rapists made public and shown?
Why wasn't Gisele Pelicot named Time Magazine's Person of the Year?!
That's reserved for sexual predators, shame on America!
@@gerryclarke9795 Because she doesn’t fit the qualifications for the title …..
A person, group, idea, or object that "for better or for worse ... has done the most to influence the events of the year".
Person of the year isn’t necessarily someone who shows extreme bravery or is a victim of a horrific crime.
Some of the people commenting on this need to be on a list
Agreed
@@Dorr234yes!
People? You mean xys?
Gisèle comes from Old Germanic "Gisila" which means "hostage" ; hostage, she was, of a sexist society de facto and de jure. But she is not doomed because of her beautiful name - thanks to Gisèle Pelicot's work and courage, we, victims of sexual and sexist violence, we remember that shame is not on us. It is on rapists and agressors of all types.
MERCI GISÈLE 🇨🇵
20 years is that it?
In France mass grapists get the same sentence as those who do it once.
In the UK, he'd get a life sentence. The starting tariff, with some extenuating circumstances, would be 25 years minimum, for multiple rapes, but in this case, I'd imagine he'd get at least 40 years. That's a MINIMUM before he can get parole, and because he's 72 years of age, he'd definitely leave prison in a box.
@@Numtyhunterare you joking? 😂 I wish that were true
@Numtyhunter France has really weak justice. Portugal is even worse. They're the first country to abolish life. The maximum term is 25 years. Serial killer, genocide, no worries, you'll get out. We're better out of the EU in my view. Having the same supreme court that's aligned with this rubbish overruling our high court is wrong.
Provide all of their names!
they are on bbc
Show their pictures and names
Their names are actually public. Look up online, the guardian has an article examining them one by one. But yes protecting their faces is very odd.
@@easternbrown it means protecting their families, who really need to stay as anonymous as possible.
Gisele is an inspiration. Fantastic courage.
Im so proud of her for not allowing these men to shame her and unabashedly showing her beautiful face. She's a true inspiration
Sorry why are we blurring these rapists faces? Was the whole point not to put the spotlight on the female victim, but to make sure the male perpertators had nowhere to hide for once?
There is a whole ring behind this, enabling all kinds of sexuall criminal acts of course including child abuse! They picked and charged one person instead of sheding light on the whole network!
yes. they becomes the expendables. the whole network should be exposed too...and i think many politicians are involved
Brave and courageous woman to be admired.
20 years for what this man did to his wife and daughter?!?! 20 years is NOTHING for the amount of trauma this man, men, cause to this woman!!!!
One thing this case suggests is that if men think they can do anything they want, they will.
yes, it won't stop them if they have a rapist power fantasy and hatred towards women
This is just unbelievably sick… how can civilized ‘men’ even think of this much less participate in this barbarous act! This is extremely disgusting and sickening behavior 🤬
To give the husband 20 years is an insult. That is only a few months for each count of rape against this poor woman. This is not going to change until the courts start to take these kinds of crimes as the horrible crimes they are instead of some kind of prank. Huge props to the victim for her courage to stand up and tell her story. She is a hero for all people of both sexes everywhere.
This is incredibly disturbing
A brave woman, god bless her and her children and her grandchildren .❤
Bravest woman in the world 🗣️💪🥳change the pathetic laws! And stop calling men women- notourcrimes 🗣️🗣️
There is 1 day old channel 4 news vid from Barrow, similar story but nobody cares about her whilst this french woman is a worldwide hero, media manufactured bandwagon
20 years for a ten year horrific crime spree? That’s not justice. May this woman find peace. She is fantastic. She shows so much strength.
Shocked France??? You mean shocked the world!!
It should have been 51 years, at the very least.
She needs to sue them all for fifty million for the damage and to deter other men.
Can someone explain to me (as a 33 year old man) how some men did not realise they was raping someone when they arrived and saw her unconscious? Was she not unconscious every time? Like how is that not enough to realise its rape?
The abuse increased during Covid. All abuse, of every kind increased. The statistics are horrific.
I hate the world we are living in 😢 Why can't people just be nice?
Human beings have a tendency to be very unpleasant.
It's because your so nice nobody can keep up
It was a lot worse, years ago. Women were told to keep quiet, they were blamed for any sexual attack. The standard, was, ‘She’s lying’. That’s before it was brought out that young children and senior citizens were also objects of sexual violence. That started occurring in the 1970’s. Then DNA started proving many of the assertions.
men did this
Woman are nice . . Men are not
None of should have been released they went to her house, and they answered to the chat that they should have been served at least 7 years in person 🙄
The rest should have been 50 years, not 10 or 20.
Basically, no one should be free from this case.
Why are there no pictures of all the men???
Can she take out a civil claim against all the men too?
definitely if there's a trespass to the person law of torts in france.
Very brave woman sentences shameful 😢
The world hasn't moved on when it comes to this sort of crime,its very sad 😢
What a courageous woman! May she have justice and healing.
What an incredible woman. Her resilience is so inspiring. I can’t believe this happened to her. He even did this to his step daughter and his own daughter taking photos of them. That man and his accomplices are the definition of pure. Raw. Evil.
20 years?? seems way too little time.
Where are there mugshots ? All of them should get 20 years
Stop covering these men’s faces and identity
They need to take the website down!
I guess they would prefer to keep a good eye on it.
I think its gone?
What website?
The website was immediately taken down as soon as they found out about it.
@cnj67Not funny.
Sick society
Men, it’s men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sick circle of men
They should all show us their faces, they don’t deserve anonymity… shame on them all.
From Atlanta, Ga I want to say Thank you Gisele for your courage. We will not be silenced we will not be shamed!
She was drugged, and the husband set it up …. hardly ethical 😡 how can these men possibly think it was acceptable❓
Because we incorrectly tend to assume all men (and women) think just like we do. But they don't. For example, psychopaths don't flinch when shown videos of people being hurt, the way the rest of us do. Deficient emotional circuitry and failure to bond properly as a child can produce lifelong monsters. The list of reasons is probably endless. For me personally, the assumption of rationality is grossly overrated.
They can't have thought it was acceptable, but they didn't care and decided to act on their hatred of women by raping a woman who did nothing to them.
Why cover the criminals’ faces? Everyone should be able to see them and know what they are and are capable of. People should be wary of them. Those monsters should be ashamed. Shame them all!
Why are grown-a55 men able to have their identities hidden as if they are children?
Maybe because they are.
Just 20? How about life without parole and then some and the men as well..who did this to her..
The fact that this reporter said toxic masculinity is in itself demeaning to all abused women and abused children that was absolutely disgusting
Just 20 years?!
She is a woman of so much courage. I'm in constant awe! Thank you G, for paving the way. I cannot imagine how hard this must have been, but you are teaching victims that they are not the ones to hold shame, and their voice matters.
That’s it 20 years!
He should have gotten a heavier sentence because this was the ultimate betrayal. He made vows to protect her and abused her for years.
Excellent piece of journalism, Channel 4! The acts described are so heinous andatrocious that they leave me physically sick to even think about the crimes committed by these men. This is not just a moral failing-it is a deep spiritual and mental sickness. A comprehensive societal re-education is needed to eradicate this behavior and mindset toward women. We must transform our media, movies, TV, art, workplaces, literature, schools, homes, and personal relationships to reflect a higher standard of humanity, equality, compassion, and respect for both women and men.
A tremendous amount of respect goes to Gisèle Pelicot for her courage, bravery, and strength. She is truly an icon in the fight for change, bringing this issue out of the shadows and into the light, where it deserves much-needed attention and discourse.
It also came out that he did it to his daughter and daughter in law as far as drugging them and taking photos of them as well which is just disgusting he should get way more than 20 years they need to do something about the law’s seriously
20 years french justice is fk up should be for life...
Why are they blurring these monsters faces.
Why are you hiding their faces? Their names were read out in a court of law. These names are in the public arena. Why are you hiding their faces
The husband should get life for what he did to his wife! How could he?!!!
21 men were not charged ??? I wonder why that is? Very interesting.
they were probably the richest ones
they were not found nor identified
Thank you woman of France for supporting and letting the court know how you feel.
It’s wild to me that the suspects are just allowed to freely come and go and arrive on their own free will everyday.
❤ Ms. Pelicot, SHE just kicked down all the doors on shame for herself, other survivors all over the world. She single handed changed the way the world sees being victimised. What an amazing woman, a true hero! ❤❤
Thanks for posting
I can't get my head around how she would not be aware she was being drugged, especially over a period of years. I've been unconscious from meds several times but I always knew upon waking, I'd been drugged
all i will say is: your experience is not universal.
If it's a medical setting or you've been prescribed something you're prompted to know you'll be going under. On a random Tuesday after dinner you might be more inclined to believe your husband who suggests you might be suffering from some neurological diseasee- especially when it's been happening for years. I doubt you'd jump to the conclusion that someone was drugging you.
When will we see everybody’s face? Do they still get anonymity?
20 years only? What do they give someone for a single charge, a week?
20 years??? Too short, lock him up for life
What a women. A true heroine to be always remembered and respected
That public support is AMAZING. ❤️ 👍