What does the verdict in the Gisèle Pelicot rape trial mean for France? Our panel responds | Rokhaya Diallo, Anne Bouillon and others

Rokhaya Diallo: This trial has killed off the myth of the monster’ rapist.

Anne Bouillon : This is a good day for French justice and for French society.

The trial of Dominique Pélicot and his 50 co-defendants have shown to the world that there is no type’ when it comes to sexual violence.

French society is only beginning to understand the normality of rapists, says Anne Bouillon .

The Pelicot trial should mean we collectively understand that rape happens because our entire culture encourages it, says Tuaillon .

Bouillon: We need major public policy reform to combat sexual violence.

The Pelicot rape trial has sent shock waves through French society, and revealed the urgent need for a change of paradigm one might already be under way.

One of the main concerns of the trial was to “fundamentally change the relationships between men and women’s.

In other words to see rape culture being replaced by a culture of consent.