Wife in French rape case testifies: ‘How could you betray me like this?’

Oct 23, 2024

AVIGNON, France — Like most days at the courthouse in Avignon, France, Gisèle Pelicot arrived to the cheers of a crowd of mostly female supporters on Wednesday. “I express neither my anger nor my shame,” she told the court, taking the stand again in a trial that has gripped France and sparked deep discussions about sexual violence and the definition of rape in the criminal code.