Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband Dominique jailed in mass rape trial | BBC News

[@lorrainegmoore5042]

It’s disgusting that the men who were given short sentences … they should have been given at least 15 - 20 years each and the ex husband should have been locked up for at least 40 years … these men shouldn’t be called “ men” they are cowards and inhuman…shame on the court and all courts in any country who will not stand up for women.

[@LittleKitty22]

Absolutely, but it's still better than here in the UK. Here the husband and his mates would have gotten a suspended sentence and then set free to continue doing what they are doing.

[@doctorshankar]

In countries like India, Pakistan such justice can not even be dreamt of

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

​@@doctorshankar I just read that in France or England only 3-4% of rape complaints were registered. 😢

[@Dorr234]

not many men comenting here, tells you a lot!! they are all among us, its disgusting

[@dyoopiter]

Why is the sentence for the husband only 20 years long? Even a lifetime is not enough for his crimes

[@KingCoupons]

I mean, he's 72 years old, isn't he? The odds of him leaving prison in 20 years are extremely slim. 20 years is effectively life imprisonment.

[@Jojolamenace]

Because 20 is the maximun in France...

[@richardkent2014]

Bring back the British and french empire FFS and the empires of Europe the modern world is not working it was much better when us Europeans where in charge.

[@mikatu]

Europe is not the US, there are human rights there. The maximum in France is 20 years.

[@richardkent2014]

Europe from empires to nation states mostly in the last 100 years. We have just become a embarrassment to the modern world that stems from our history. Would you believe this that around 200 years ago us Brits french and Spanish where actually fighting over America.

[@jeannehunter5344]

The sentences are far too lenient.

[@homodeus8713]

That’s men for you.

[@mtanzuaco6519]

Sadly, it is still a man’s world!

[@Mejuz]

Dear Madame Gisèle: you are a heroine and an example to so many of us. I wish you only the best. Bravo madame! I am not commenting on the length of the sentence(s) as I think that European Justice has a more integrative nature than a punitive one. What is good is that the horrors were made public and everybody can now try to understand how so many men have been getting away with such horrible abuse for so long, thinking it was normal. May the shame switch sides!!

[@Cathie46]

Not enough. These sentences are ridiculous. I am so sorry.

[@DancingThroughLifexoxo]

Not a long enough sentence.

[@stellar783]

they said it's the maximum sentence for rape, hopefully this case will prompt the limit to be changed

[@jimfixer9589]

@@DancingThroughLifexoxo Human rights innit

[@GIBBO4182]

Ridiculous sentences. Makes a mockery of the bravery this woman has shown. This isn’t real justice

[@johnaddidi3812]

A white male judge passing judgement on 50 white perpetrators, sounds like two tier policing to me? 😂

[@LittleKitty22]

But only because the perpetrator had filmed it all - otherwise nobody would have taken her serious, just as they do with 99% of grape victims!

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

Yes it helped her a lot, those rapists were all saying they were innocent ! That 's so shocking to read how they excused themselves... 🤢😥However this is the first trial of this amplitude and for rapes under sedative medication. It has had a big world impact. This is a good thing and this is due to Gisele Pelicot who is a real heroine. I admire her like millions of other women and men. Women at first...

[@LittleKitty22]

@@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957 She's very strong and so dignified! I just wish we other rape victims could also get justice. For me it's been going on for several decades... police here in the UK keep arresting ME!!!

[@nikos9257]

What r u saying?? Without the videos no-one would have known for this crime not even herself!!

[@Dorr234]

exactly this, we are abused/ raped daily but many don't have evidence or just dont say annything!

[@Dorr234]

@@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957 they always say they are innocent, rapists and cowards, sick gender

[@julierogers1155]

Light sentencing for these horrific crimes. The French "justice" system telling the world how rape and violence against females is discounted and dealt with lightly.

[@DRobbo7798]

Every time I follow this story, it makes me feel sick. That poor woman. Heartbreaking for her and her children. Theres no way that monster should ever go free.

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

Me too. It always makes me cry. From France... 😢

[@DRobbo7798]

@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957 vive Gisele Pelicot. A genuine survivor and heroic person. An example to us all.

[@jenmu7870]

Ms Pelicot, you did so great! You're one of the bravest and strongest women on this planet. 💪🏻💪🏽 I'm proud of you! Wishing you all the best! 🤎

[@sofiemarbais371]

this is beyond me, someone who copied this man's horrific behaviour, 12 yrs?? The 20 I can get, it is probably the maximum they can give, eventhough it should be life 'is life'. But 12 years? Someone that is capable of this kind of monstrous behaviour is a danger to women and society, he will not be a better man in 12 years

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

Three went out of the court free. 🤮😭😭

[@jeannehunter5344]

Shame on the French legal system for not taking rape and sexual abuse seriously. This is not what a civilised country does!

[@curiositycloset2359]

I mean, this is France, so

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

Well he did get the jail sentence

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

Yes I fully agree with you. 94% of rape complaints are not followed by any justice action. This is certainly why many women do not dare to file a complaint for rape. But in England it's almost the same number. I have just read it in an English newspaper, in Courrier International.

[@Madders23]

Are the 50 men going to be manned and shamed?

[@christinasutherland3604]

Get their Masks Off

[@sunlight8299]

Will see the identities of these men now? Will they be named and shamed? Will their families recieve help/support?

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

Some of their wives already asked to divorce. This is horrible for their children. 😞

[@aprilmorgan3456]

The woman didn't do nothing wrong and she should keep her head up the men should be shame of their self this is being bad because they can't even function with a real woman that had to put her to sleep to have sex there should be a shame in their self that she got 10 years

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

10 years and more....filmed each time and videos classified in Dominique Pelicot 's computer in a file named " Abuse". She was married for 40 years. She is a mother, a grandmother. This always makes me cry. She trusted her wonderful husband. In this night he became a disgusting predator... 😥

[@vavaleo1701]

Those guys aren't considered to be called Men. I think we should have that understanding from the beginning. 😡😡😡

[@rainbows9060]

Giselle was found to not have only edured these rapes.she also had many STIs what about that?

[@Dorr234]

and more health issues because the drugs, unreal

[@leagarner3675]

Obviously a lot of men think rape is not a crime.

[@smch6416]

yeah, scary isn't it

[@budweiser600]

@@rosswhitehill3207 Your comment was offensive, I feel slightly raped by you.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

it has the lowest rate of prosecution of any crime something like 1 percent in Ireland which is why conor mcgregor had to pe prosecuted in a civil court

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

No we don't. All men know it's a crime, and the vast majority know it's evil. Only a small minority agree or engage in it. Obviously, you think it's an acceptable thing to do

[@mikaylahowes2992]

Personally, I think a lot of them know and do not care. Sadly.

[@sparkesman1980]

As a British man, im astounded how some people can act in such a way. They should have sodamised him first on live TV, then jailed him for 20 years. The other 50 odd abusers should be jailed for the same term as well, and they should all be identified......its Rape if it is not consensual. Vile men like this give all men a bad name. This is one Brave woman 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇨🇵🇨🇵

[@KimberlyCaldwell-xb2if]

When counntries start that kind of justice then they open the door to a system that uses torture. It opens the door to a government like China's or Iran's or even the Taliban. Trust me you don't want a Taliban system.

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

The French law ( I 'm French) does not include the notion of consent !!! I pray with all my heart that Madame Gisele Pelicot' s trial will change it.

[@Dorr234]

@@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957 we now have that in spain, luckily althoug many men, too many, arent happy about it

[@escoe]

The reporters cadence…..is……so……..fractured……..its…………annoying……..

[@riverdeep399]

Light sentences and identities kept secret. As expected.

[@PMMac-l2n]

It's unbelievable that the BBC News presenter has apologised for having no interpreter on hand to translate the live statement from one of the lawyer's!

[@gsxrinfrance5827]

For those saying 20 years is not enough, its double what he'd have got in the UK for sure...

[@Ian-l9n9b]

Not true. Some grooming gangs got even more than 20 years a piece but nice cope

[@sophie20001]

He’ll spend the remainder of his life in jail.

[@curiositycloset2359]

@@Ian-l9n9b well, that would be for multiple children being sold for sex. Arguably much worse than this, with several diffentent crimes and victims involved. But also, some got a lot less. So.

[@curiositycloset2359]

@@Ian-l9n9b well, that would be for multiple children being sold for sex. Arguably much worse than this, with several diffentent crimes and victims involved. But also, some got a lot less. So.

[@DeKarlucky]

Miss Gisele Pelicot you are one strong woman. This is just one case,how many more sick people are there...

[@foxylovelace2679]

That is disgustingly lenient. One man invited more than 50 other men to rape his wife and filmed it. Why doesn't he have multiple life sentences for repeatedly drugging and raping his wife. And then he invited 50+ others to do the same? And filmed it? This wasnt a one time event but repeatedly. That is beyond heinous.

[@wilfredwayne7139]

He was jailed what about the rest of them? This would absolutely destroy a person for life.

[@smch6416]

50 others were also sentenced, apparently

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

​@@smch64165 out free. 😢

[@Planet-o1v]

Absolutely, shame should not be placed on the victims of abuse, it really is about time these awful attitudes change.

[@maritaz7577]

Hm I do not agree with Jamey. I am afraid the prosecution of rape will only get harder: here there was a plethara of evidence, in the future women who are raped will have to come up with the same kind of evidence. When they do not have that: It will still be 'his word against hers'

[@LPCLASSICAL]

women can have evidence - they can not wash themselves after the rape and go direct to the police who will have her sent to the hospital for examination and evidence gathering.

[@henaimtiyaz4189]

Can't fathom the distress she went through after finding out what her husband did 😢

[@Jm-Gonz]

Wow, this is absolutely embarrassing, I thought our judicial system sucks, all these men should have gotten a minimum of 10 years, and the husband should have gotten life

[@olhasheikh]

Just 20? 😟

[@woebaby]

Since the courts can't do justice let's all make sure that this amazing woman never wants for anything for the rest of her life. She is not just a national hero for France but an international hero for all good people in the world.

[@Bert-lw1ot]

Surely it should be life?? Crazy!

[@Stumpybear7640]

This is a joke! 20 years for that SOB! Min 3 years for raping an unconscious woman? GOOD GOD France, you must do better!

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

What punishment would you give?

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

20 years is the maximum the court could give him. In 13 years, and to me this is the real shame, he will have the right to see his " case" considered again. Maybe he will be free.. 😥

[@Nataliekamdy]

My heart goes out to Madam Gisèle and her family. I think its also quite a difficult time for the families of those perpetrators who might not have known what kind of monsters they were living with. Just sad all around 💔

[@dddd-ii1sp]

Only 20 yrs😱 a joke

[@veroniqueviaudFaspasie_1957]

He is already enough old... But the fact that in 13 years he will be able to have his case reconsidered is very disappointing. 😢

[@reinadegrillos]

To say he and the other men that raped Gis+ele are monsters is an understatement. There are no words to define them.

[@thehouseofoverthinking]

TWENTY YEARS??? Wow. I guess they weren't interested in actually making a statement.

[@dianeragland3031]

It’s the maximum sentence in France.

[@mgoodwi1]

They need to publish all of their names and faces in France. The public needs to know who they are.

[@nyasha_duri]

It's not 'shame swap sides', it's "shame must change sides". Please correct in your description.

[@doctorshankar]

Shows French Courts are free from political interference

[@santorini8423]

pity the grooming gangs didnt get 20 years

[@santorini8423]

the ones that the bbc ignored

[@curiositycloset2359]

Or wall to wall coverage. Makes you wonder what the possible difference is

[@Remy-t9m]

@curiositycloset2359 Because this was a shocking case, husband doing it to his wife.

[@santorini8423]

@Remy-t9m but gangs doing it to kids isn’t?

[@Ian-l9n9b]

They did though

[@Ai-he1dp]

What's the french word for Consent...when crime is not punished sufficiently it encourages discontent and revenge/vigilantism.

[@doctorshankar]

Conviction rates for rape will be pathetic in countries like India, Pakistan.....

[@errolbaptiste]

The sentences should be doubled to 40 years each not 20 years.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

practically nobody is prosecuted for rape these days so the sentence is not the biggest problem

[@thereversepolarbear]

I don't understand the sentencing periods - they are very short. There must be prejudice from the judge. Perhaps a culture of not giving long enough sentences for rape, which sets a precedent? I mean this is not like other crimes - this is a total violation - a total disrespect for her humanity. Much of her life - is now affected by this, the whole marriage until now and into the future. I mean she is making something wonderful of it - which I hugely respect. But still, it must be so hard. Her children's lives and especially for her poor daughter who got no answers / peace regarding whether she was also raped. These sentences ranging from 3 - 12 years (I think the news reporter said that) are clearly not enough.

[@markharris1223]

This journalist's voice is a breath of fresh air.

[@aprilmorgan3456]

🫢🫢 that was disgusting what happened did it really disgusting for the man who did that to her they can find their wife shame on them I don't know how to work and lay down with them that is so disgusting

[@PLuMUK54]

Although, at his age, this is probably a life sentence, I do not understand why it is not an actual life sentence. France has life sentences, issuing approximately 25 annually. They are, obviously, for serious offences, including torture. Surely, this offence counts as torture? Giving the monster Pelicot a life sentence would have sent a strong message. It has been said that France has a limit of 20 years, but that applies only to someone who was under the age of 16 when they committed the offence.

[@viralclipsnvids]

Usual suspects finally got caught

[@johnaddidi3812]

Another case of white privilege, not one comment bringing up their race or religion 😂

[@sueburgess847]

The inmates will exact justice for her.

[@jdmmg4904]

Only 20 years...

[@ayuvanjava2071]

20 years? He’ll be out in less than 10! Omg. He should be in for life!!

[@HmmM-wn1dx]

Is that because of his age? I mean if he was younger would he still get 20 years?Shame, I don't live there but stories of French letting down rape/ abuse victims all over the media. I guess you just expect better from few countries.

[@markroberts5183]

I would say that 'Coveting' is probably the worst and most pathetic and filthy of all the sins.

[@IAmTired163]

12 years? That’s it?

[@fran-kittyayers5329]

What a sick society we live in, god bless this truly amazing lady 🙏 ❤

[@stocko5448]

why not report about the grooming gangs in the UK for once.

[@Ariadne76-k3d]

Why not stick to the subject of the video? Whataboutism.

[@fnk101]

Joke sentence..should of been 200 years

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

Have, not of. And 60 years would be the same, in effect. He's 72

[@fnk101]

@RogerMellie-yk3gw I've changed my mind should be 200 years

[@broza82]

Isn't this reporter the same news anchor that did the middle finger on live tv? 😄

[@beejheen391]

Shero

[@curiositycloset2359]

Really running with this one aye. Imagine if they have a tenth of the coverage to the grooming gangs. I wonder what the difference is that tbey concentrate on one not the other?

[@AnnyOKtoday]

Can this reporter just speak normally instead of this stuttering. Brave Gisèle, sending her love 💕

[@barbaracleverly9058]

She doesn’t ‘stutter’ once! She is unusually clear for a BBC reporter and her French pronunciation is excellent.

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

Lovely virtue signalling.

[@peterfraney7931]

She sometimes struggled getting sentences out

[@simonprice779]

Is she having a stroke? Why does she pause after every word

[@MsValeriaHeart]

Calm down.

[@carlosdelins8070]

What's wrong with this reporter? She didn't have a good night sleep? Why she can't complete a sentence without pausing after every single F-ing word! BTW, the sentencing is ridiculous. This guy should get 20 years for each time it happened bringing the sentence to at least 1000 years.

[@MsValeriaHeart]

Calm down.

[@homodeus8713]

@@MsValeriaHeartHe sounds overly triggered.

[@carlosdelins8070]

@@homodeus8713 Triggered by lack of professionalism. However, I'm not self inflated to create a profile and call myself God.

[@1milliondogs]

Amazing how all these people could be tried and prosecuted at a decent pace, yet we still havent seen the Epstein list after all these years.

[@Ariadne76-k3d]

Stoo trying to change the subject.

[@peterfraney7931]

Too many famous names on it !

[@surebow]

Not a survivor...if so, I am too...I survived eating my coco-pops without choking. COCO-POPS !

[@Ariadne76-k3d]

Is that supposed to be funny?

[@paulmartin3946]

So she never knew what was happening? right.

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

She clearly knew something very sinister was happening. Which only makes it worse

[@Ariadne76-k3d]

You're trying to blame the victim? You are part of the problem. That's also a stupid comment. Don't you think that was proven during the trial?

[@Ariadne76-k3d]

​@@RogerMellie-yk3gwClearly? No. She thought she was sick. It is the rapists who are to blame for rape. Is that too complicated for you?

[@curiositycloset2359]

When have grape victims ever been seen under a cloud of shame? It isn't 1910

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

Nobody has shamed them.

[@curiositycloset2359]

@@RogerMellie-yk3gw that's literally what the report said.

[@jimfixer9589]

STOP THE BOATS !!!!!!!

[@RogerMellie-yk3gw]

Go away, bot. This is a different story

[@Remy-t9m]

Her husband is white french

[@jimfixer9589]

@Remy-t9m That’s why it’s all over the MSM? Nothing mentioned about the migrant camp that was fired upon in Dunkirk… the BBC has always been total s.cum.

[@jimfixer9589]

@@RogerMellie-yk3gw - I don’t expect you to care about the cost of these migrants, you’re probably on the dole.

[@Ariadne76-k3d]

What is wrong with you?