‘Disappointment’ over sentences for France mass rape trial defendants • FRANCE 24 English
A French court on Thursday handed down sentences against 51 men found guilty of participating in the mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot, with terms ranging from 20 years for her ex-husband to three years for others. Main perpetrator Dominique Pelicot got the maximum term of 20 years under the charges of aggravated rape, but his 50 co-defendants received jail terms of between three and 15 years — less than what prosecutors had demanded and leaving some who had been hoping for harsher sentences disappointed, reports France 24’s Selina Sykes.
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19 comments
They have health problems? Clearly, mental health issues. Why was the court so lenient with the perpetrators/rapists/sexual assaultants?
What is the highest level of punishment for the husband? Life in prison an option? Death penalty?
Insane .
Is there not any other reporters covering this???
Its an awful pity you didn't say what the sentences were.
Sorry, the reporter is dreadful. I realise she is probably bilingual, but her 'dead' voice is difficult to understand with all its stops and starts. This case is extremely important, and needed an experienced reporter to cover it well.
she said an awful lot of nothing. What did she say exactly?
I am not surprised by the sentences. When I lived in Valenciennes almost 20 years ago, it took the police more than an hour to come to my assistance following a domestic violence call to them.
Great reporter, thansk!
You are here to report facts and no the opinion of 40 people shouting at the tribunal.
what is happening in France?
20 years for Pelicot. Between 3 and 13 for the others.
To continue yesterdays' polemic…
Again not to belittle or detract from the horror of what the plaintiff was exposed to but Selina Sykes should not be allowed to report on any thing more serious than the Chelsea Flower Show.
No weight or gravitas to her commentary just dire English pronunciation.
Free (3) men who will be walking free (not guilty).
She also annunciates like a horse racing commentator – all becomes clearer, she's a sports journalist, so why is she reporting on 1 of the most high profile stories to come out of France since Charlie Hebdo?
She should be calling bingo numbers in Clacton.
wesstern justice! lol
She’s gotta stop doing the uh between each word, it’s so hard to understand
Shocking.
Menn SUCK!
Is this a socialist op?
In America you can get away with it if you're rich enough or president elect. 🤔
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