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Gisele Pelicot's daughter files sex abuse case against father

The daughter of convicted French rapist Dominique Pelicot said Thursday she had filed a complaint against her father accusing him of sexual abuse, after he was jailed for repeatedly sedating and raping her mother Gisele Pelicot along with dozens of strangers.

Radio France Internationale

France gets new helpline amid trauma of mass rape trial

Some callers are women fearful they have been drugged and sexually assaulted; others are doctors worried they have misdiagnosed them – a helpline set up amid France's notorious mass rape trial has tapped a nation's unease.

Radio France Internationale

Rape survivors like Gisèle Pelicot are choosing to speak out, refuting the idea that they should feel shame

The high-profile criminal trial of Dominique Pelicot is wrapping up. The French man is accused of drugging and raping his 72-year-old wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and also inviting 50 other men to rape her while she was unconscious.

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Mass rape survivor Gisele Pelicot's impact on women

Pelicot waived anonymity and took the stand after her husband drugged her and invited 50 men to assault her over 10 years.

Fortune

French mass rape suspect among 'worst sexual criminals', says daughter

The daughter of a Frenchman on trial for enlisting strangers to rape his drugged wife Friday described him as "likely one of the worst sexual criminals in past 20 years".

Radio France Internationale

Naturist exhibition in Marseille welcomes visitors in the nude

Stripped down to their birthday suits, visitors can flock to the Museum of Civilisations of Europe and the Mediterranean in Marseille and become fully immersed in its exhibition on the history of the naturist lifestyle in Europe.

France 24

Why the Top Models Were on the Cannes Red Carpet with Selena Gomez, Demi Moore et al.

On the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival, the top models came out to play and mingle with the biggest stars in Hollywood.

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Actors, musicians, writers and artists we lost in 2023

Giants of the arts world left us this year: We look back on the legacies of Harry Belafonte, Tina Turner, Sinéad O'Connor, Paul Reubens (aka Pee-wee Herman), Richard Roundtree, Norman Lear and more.

WEKU

Argentina battle past Wales to reach Rugby World Cup semi-finals

Replacements Joel Sclavi and Nicolas Sanchez scored late tries as Argentina beat Wales 29-17 in a tense World Cup quarter-final at a raucous Vélodrome stadium in Marseille on Saturday, earning the South American side a third semi-final appearance against three-time champions New Zealand.

France 24

‘If we are smiling nothing can stop us’: Fiji out to make a nation proud

The Pacific islanders are fired up for a quarter-final clash with an England side whose resources dwarf their own

The Guardian - UK

‘Would you ask Gene Kelly that?’: defiant Tom Cruise dazzles Cannes

A hero’s welcome met the star of two Top Guns and countless Mission: Impossible movies as he took part in a toothless Q&A carried by that mega-watt grin

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