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Angelique Chrisafis in Avignon

Gisèle Pelicot says ‘macho’ society must change attitude on rape

Gisèle Pelicot
Gisèle Pelicot at the courthouse in Avignon. Photograph: Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters

Gisèle Pelicot, who was drugged by her husband and allegedly raped by dozens of men he invited into her bedroom for more than a decade, has told a court that “macho” society must change its attitude on rape.

In her final statement to the criminal court in Avignon, she said: “It’s time that the macho, patriarchal society that trivialises rape changes … It’s time we changed the way we look at rape.”

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