What Gisele Pelicot rape case means for France
by editors@theworld.org (Orla Barry) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6T0AB)
The fate of more than 50 men accused of rape and sexual assault in a harrowing case that has gripped France will be decided by a French court this week. Gisele Pelicot waived her anonymity so the men, including her ex-husband, would face trial in public. Pelicot has since become a feminist icon in France, and her case has sparked discussion about attitudes toward sexual assault in the country. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports.