Pelicot Mass Rape Trial

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Pelicot trial: Verdicts due for 51 men in mass rape trial that shocked France

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Gisèle Pelicot , 72 , was drugged by her ex-husband Dominique , who recruited dozens of men to have sex with her while she was unconscious and unaware.

Dominique admitted drugging and raping his wife and recruiting dozens of other men to rape her.

50 men, now aged between 27 and 74 , visited the Pelicots ' home in the village of Mazan .

Prosecutors want the judges to hand him the maximum 20-year jail term for aggravated rape.

Thousands of people have joined protests in support of Gisèle Pelicot in France .

Her decision to waive her anonymity is highly unusual, but she has stood firm at every moment.

She has been clear that behind her facade of strength "lies a field of ruins" Despite widespread acclaim for what she has done, she is a reluctant hero.

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