The French man who has admitted to enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife asked for forgiveness from his family on Monday and hailed the courage of his now ex-spouse during his trial. FRANCE 24’s Jean-Emile Jammine speaks to Sarah McGrath, CEO of Women for Women France. She says that Gisèle Pelicot is the “perfect victim, with the perfect evidence”; but despite that, defense lawyers tried to chip away at her credibility, “going almost as far as accusing her of lying”.
‘Gisèle Pelicot has put the spotlight on what rape victims go through in a trial’
