Less than a year after the landmark trial which shook France and the world, Gisèle Pelicot will once again brave a courtroom as one of her convicted rapists appeals his sentence.
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In December last year, Ms Pelicot’s ex-husband and 50 other men were convicted of sexually assaulting her between 2011 and 2020 while she was under chemical submission.
The 72-year-old's strength coming forward and shunning anonymity during the trial made her a symbol in the fight against sexual