sexual abuse

French woman testifies against ex-husband in shocking rape trial

Gisele Pelicot, the former wife of a French man accused of orchestrating her rape by strangers while she was drugged, testified in court on Wednesday. She expressed deep humiliation over some defence lawyers’ portrayal of her during the trial. Pelicot criticised the defence for suggesting she was complicit in the abuse. “I have felt humiliated since stepping into this courtroom,”…