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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

Founder of website used by Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband charged

Prosecutors in France have charged the founder of the website used by the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot to arrange for strangers to rape her while she was unconscious.

Dominique Pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison last month, used the site Coco.fr to post adverts in order to recruit more than 80 men to rape his wife over a period of nearly 10 years.

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