first of all, gisele, _ apart. completely. first of all, gisele, four _ apart. completely.ely. first of all, gisele, four years ago | apart. completely. first of- all, gisele, four years ago she said that her husband was a perfect husband and father. since then, we have then discovered that he actually, you know, in those videos he gave really ciliated commentary on his wife, really horrible things that he said about his wife. he has found his indoor�*s daughters. 0n wife. he has found his indoor�*s daughters. on top of that, he encouraged the men not to even use a condom when they raped his wife. she has actually been infected with sexual diseases as well. of course, she is in very poor health because of all of those medications, sleeping pills that were administered in her drink and food. she has a wrecked family, erectile. the only thing she saw in that —— she has damage to health. if you heard her speak to earlier, what she wants from this is that men and women of the two sexes can get on well in the future. ., , ., , sexes can get on well in the future. . , ., , , , fu

a number of them live in the same area as gisele pelicot. 0ne in the same area as gisele pelicot.o of them even lived in the same village. they come from a cross—section of society and that is one of the elements of this cases, i believe, that make it stand out. the crimes themselves happened between 2011—2020. to remind those of you who are with me who may not know the details, dominique pelicot was caught for a different crime. he was caught up skirting women, ora he was caught up skirting women, or a woman, he was caught up skirting women, ora woman, in he was caught up skirting women, or a woman, in a supermarket in november 2020 and it was as a result of that investigation that police seized his telephone and computer hard drive and found this video evidence. up until that moment, when she was called into that police station, gisele pelicot had no idea of what had been happening to her. she was then shown the video evidence and at the beginning, when she first saw it, she could not believe what she was seeing. it took a huge push from her own counsel, her legal counsel, to en

remember, gisele that is fair. remember, gisele pelicot is changing the whole world in a way.nce and she went public with it because she said because of gisele pelicot, the nine—year—old site i heard this, i watch this, and nine—year—old site i heard this, iwatch this, and i nine—year—old site i heard this, i watch this, and i am not going to be filled with shame, i am going to speak up and bring my case forward. we have tangible evidence of the good that has come from this trial, from gisele pelicot going public and saying the shame is not on us. it is not my shame. it is somebody else's. that is what the sentences do. they assign shame to the men who have raped and sexually assaulted gisele pelicot. that is the good news today. the system is working, a bit, sure, iwould today. the system is working, a bit, sure, i would like to work better, but the system is working, these men will all spend time in prison to consider what they have done or to get even more angry. but they will be in prison to consider this. they will be in prison to considerthis. it they will be in prison t

there is no other reaction from gisele or from there is no other reaction from gisele orfrom herfamilyn from gisele or from her family as they stand there and face the accused for the final time. gisele has been in court time and time again, having to sometimes walk into court with those men who have been accused and now found guilty of her rape. she has had to face her husband, dominique pelicot, and look at him, watch him, as he gave evidence. so, as i mentioned earlier, we have a number of these verdicts coming in to us. guilty, guilty and guilty. that is the main crux of what is happening in there. pretty much all of the men are guilty on some sort of charge. the vast majority of them are guilty of all of the charges. we are hearing now that the sentencing is over. the verdicts are over, excuse me, the sentencing will now begin and we believe the judge will also offer up the reasons for the sentences that he brings down on these men. we know the prosecutors have asked for sentences between four and 20 years. 20 years is what prosecutors have requested for dominique pelicot. it is t

from crowd: bravo, gisele!hink harder — about consent, about drugging, about courage. translation: i want to express my deepest gratitude _ to all the people who have supported me throughout this ordeal. i was overwhelmed by your support and i drew from it the strength to come back every day to face these long days of hearings. i wanted to open the doors of this trial last september so that society could see what was happening. i have never regretted this decision. i have confidence now in our capacity, collectively, to find a better future, in which men and women alike can live harmoniously together, with respect and mutual understanding. thank you. be end live from london. this is bbc news. a nine—year—old child who died in the christmas german market attack has been named as andre gleissner. the man accused of the attack is remanded in custody , charged with five counts of murder and multiple attempted murders. the bbc finds that a church of england priest with a history of child sexual abuse allegations was

from crowd: bravo, gisele! harder — about consent, about drugging, about courage. translation: i want to express my deepest gratitude _ to all the people who have supported me throughout this ordeal. i was overwhelmed by your support and i drew from it the strength to come back every day to face these long days of hearings. i wanted to open the doors of this trial last september so that society could see what was happening. i have never regretted this decision. i have confidence now in our capacity, collectively, to find a better future, in which men and women alike can live harmoniously together, with respect and mutual understanding. thank you. live from washington. this is bbc news. a memorial service at magdeburg cathedral attended by germany's leaders for victims of the market attack. a nine year old is among five people killed in the attack — two hundred others are injured. a senior palestinian official tells the bbc that a ceasefire deal between israel and hamas in gaza is 90% complete. and after days of

maybe that's why gisele pelicot was smiling this morning.the end of three months of gruelling testimony that's tested her courage and made her an international symbol. with tv crews from around the world looking on, at 9:30, thejudge began reading the sentences on her husband dominique, who drugged her and invited in strangers to rape her. and then the 50 others — all guilty. outside, her supporters were waiting. the verdicts have come in. all guilty. and now the sentences are being read out by thejudge in the court behind me. dominique pelicot, as expected, 20 years, but for some of the others, five years, eight years, and among the activists here, there's a degree of anger at that, at sentences that they're saying are too low. it's very it's much too low. and women seek forjustice, we wantjustice. if we don't have justice, we will make justice. feminist activists may be angered by the leniency of some of the sentences, but the impact of the pelicot trial is already being felt in the way it's forcing a reassessment of attitudes towards rape

here comes gisele pelicot now, leaving the courthouse for the last time.ing quite extraordinary here, this courageous public stance. the impact of that will surely ripple through society here, perhaps for decades. she could, like most rape victims, have chosen to remain anonymous at the trial. instead, listen to the reaction she now receives. cheering. she wanted to change attitudes, and perhaps she has. singing. "rise up," they sing. and with that, madame pelicot, engulfed by gratitude, walks on. andrew harding, bbc news, avignon. joing me tonight helene conway—mouret. she is the senator for french living abroad. she is also the vice—chairwoman of the french foreign affairs and defense committee. are you surprised by the leniency of many of the sentences that were handed out today? sentences that were handed out toda ? , ., ., ., today? first of all, i am relieved _ today? first of all, i am relieved all _ today? first of all, i am relieved all of _ today? first of all, i am relieved all of these - today? first of all, i am | relieved all of these men tod

and for that reason, gisele pelicot decided to go l gisele pelicot decided to go public, decided to beed in this case and she is going to make a big difference making that choice, would you say? absolutely. one of the things that she is —— she has talked about the press is she is standing up for herself, turning the shame around. there is no shame on a victim. sexual offending is always the offending is always the offending of the perpetrator so if her offending inspires one person to seek help, seek support or simply leave an abusive situation and it has made a difference to somebody else's life as well. in made a difference to somebody else's life as well.— else's life as well. in terms ofthe else's life as well. in terms of the motivation _ else's life as well. in terms of the motivation of - else's life as well. in terms of the motivation of these l of the motivation of these multiple perpetrators, as you mentioned, so many, all local, ordinary people — at your thoughts on that? ordinary people - at your thoughts on that?- ordinary people - at your thoughts on that? what is interes

it should be remembered for the bravery shown by gisÈle. who went public, who shifted the shame from survivor to perpetrator to encourage other women like her to come forward. we start with this report from our paris correspondent andrew harding. andrew: the accused arrived early at court. thesis masked as usual. some with prison bags already packed. for the crowd here in the forest of cameras, they were not here for the men. this trial has in so many ways become all about this woman, gisÈle pelicot. her face at least seems serene this morning. the rape victim who refused to feel shame. inside the crowded courtroom, the judge quickly got on with the business of the day. verdicts first, then sentencing for all 51 men. dominique pelicot sat quietly in his glass cage as the judge turned to address him. >> the defendants will stand up in turn to hear the verdicts. mr. pelicot first. the court finds him guilty of aggravated rape. andrew: inside the courtroom, the verdicts have been coming at a furious pace -- guilty, guilty, guilty. dominic cali

the courage of gisele pelicot. we watched her arrive a short while ago to the cheers of the crowd, shouting, merci, madame, merci, giselle, for her courage, essentially by waiving her anonymity. what she did is not simply waive that of the men accused of her rape, but also placed at the heart of the trial and for the trials to see and the journalists to follow and then transcribe the details of the acts that were captured on camera by dominique pelicot their violence against his own wife, captured over a decade. what we're talking about, investigators say, is 200 rapes captured on those appalling videos that were recorded by dominique pelicot. remember also, simply found because he was caught one day in a supermarket trying to film up women's skirts, a particularly vigilant guard at that supermarket insisted the woman take it on to police. it was only then that police, looking through his phone and computers, found the horrors of what had been captured by dominique pelicot. over that time. gisele pelicot then disco

here comes gisele pelicot now, leaving the courthouse for the last time.g quite extraordinary here, this courageous public stance. the impact of that will surely ripple through society here, perhaps for decades. she could, like most rape victims, have chosen to remain anonymous at the trial. instead, listen to the reaction she now receives. cheering. she wanted to change attitudes and perhaps she has. singing. "rise up," they sing. and with that, madame pelicot, engulfed by gratitude, walks on. andrew harding, bbc news, avignon. day after day during the trial, gisele pelicot sat staring at her abusers. "i've decided not to be ashamed, i've done nothing wrong. they are the ones who must be ashamed," she told the court in october. her bravery and determination drew crowds to the court applauding her and shows of solidarity around the world. sima kotecha looks at the wider impact this trial could have. this shocking case has been a worldwide talking point. in belgium, people protested in solidarity with gisele pelicot, while in australia, women made her a sca

he showed no emotion, nor did his former wife gisele.he courthouse, some people celebrated the news. others were angry that many of the men got lighter sentences than anticipated. shame, they chanted. back inside, dominique pelicot's lawyer told me her client was considering an appeal. asked what his mood was like. fatalistic, she replied. the way he has always been throughout the trial. and then after a pause, gisele pelicot emerged to make a short statement. >> i want to express my deepest gratitude to all the people who have supported me throughout this ordeal. i was overwhelmed by your support and i drew from it the strength to come back every day to face these long days of hearings. i wanted to open the doors of this trial last september so society could see what was happening. i have never regretted this decision. i have confidence now in our capacity collectively to find a better future in which men and women alike can live harmoniously together with respect and mutual understanding. thank you. >> it is half a century now since th

gisele pelicot is coming out of court. let's have a listen. gisele pelicot.k— translation: i think about my children. i think also _ translation: i think about my children. i think also about - children. i think also about all the _ children. i think also about all the other families. children. i think also about allthe otherfamilies. i children. i think also about all the other families. i think to the — all the other families. i think to the victims of the storage which — to the victims of the storage which are _ to the victims of the storage which are often in the shadows and we — which are often in the shadows and we had the same struggle. i want _ and we had the same struggle. i want to— and we had the same struggle. i want to express my gratitude to all the _ want to express my gratitude to all the people who supported me during _ all the people who supported me during this difficult time. your— during this difficult time. your statements have really moved — your statements have really moved me and they have given me the strength to come back every day

gisele pelicot is _ time isn't she? oh yes. gisele pelicot is a — time isn't she? oh yes.e pelicot is a national treasure l pelicot is a national treasure and a global treasure. what she has done with her bravery is simply remarkable. she has inspired women in france and around the world, by making these trials open and open to these trials open and open to the media, she has really shone a spotlight on some key issues and we are so grateful to her. incredible woman. [30 and we are so grateful to her. incredible woman.— and we are so grateful to her. incredible woman. do stay with us here on _ incredible woman. do stay with us here on bbc— incredible woman. do stay with us here on bbc news _ incredible woman. do stay with us here on bbc news we - incredible woman. do stay with us here on bbc news we are i incredible woman. do stay with i us here on bbc news we are back in a few moments. you are with the bbc. hello. a band of rain is pushing its way eastwards across the uk today. the rain associated with an area of low pressure and this cloud on the satellite picture. it's

he raped gisele pellico. yes, but not intentionally. maybe he should be punished.e realised. but ten years is too much. it's unfair. but in court, dominique pelicot said the others were as guilty as him. i'm a rapist. like the others in this courtroom. they knew everything. and then, crucially, came the grotesque videos filmed by dominic pelicot — hard evidence that is so rare in rape trials. in the video, you can hear gisele pelicot snoring, so it's absolutely obvious that she is sleeping. and for the defendants, it's very complicated for them to defend themselves and to pretend, well, i didn't rape her, with this kind of proof. over the course of this trial, gisele pelicot has in some ways eclipsed the accused, an inspiration to so many women. it doesn't take, you know, a lawyer. it doesn't take a minister. it doesn't take a government official to make an impact for women's rights. it just takes a woman with guts. gisele pelicot could have remained anonymous. instead, she embraced a public role. the victim who refused to feel shame. andrew harding, bbc news, avig

gisele pelicot could have remained anonymous.im who refused to feel shame. andrew harding, bbc news, avignon. a 19—year—old, who was filmed inhaling laughing gas before crashing his car and killing three of his friends, has been jailed for nine years. thomasjohnson was driving at almost 100 miles an hour, when he hit a tree in oxfordshire, killing elliot pullen, daniel hancock and ethan goddard. a criminology student has been convicted of murder and attempted murder, after stabbing two women he didn't know on bournemouth beach last may. the jury at winchester crown court was shown cctv footage of amie gray and herfriend leanne miles being attacked late at night by nasen saadi, who's 20 and from south london. the prosecution said it seemed he "wanted to know what it would be like to take a life". here's duncan kennedy. amie gray lived for football and family. head coach, team leader, inspiration. she'd never met nasen saadi, but in may this year, he decided he wanted to find out what it was like to kill someone. he randomly went t

and then, after a pause, gisele pelicot emerged to give her reaction.with deep emotion that i speak to you today. _ this trial was a very difficult ordeal. i think first of all of my three children, david, caroline and florian. i also think of my grandchildren, because they are the future, and it's also for them that i have led this fight. i want to express my deepest gratitude to all the people who have supported me throughout this ordeal. i was overwhelmed by your support and from it i drew the strength to come back each day to face these court hearings. i wanted to open the doors of this trial last september so that society could see what was happening. i have never regretted this decision. i have confidence now in our capacity, collectively, to find a betterfuture in which men and women alike can live harmoniously together with respect and mutual understanding. thank you. it's half a century now since the pelicots met and fell in love. she described him as a perfect husband. but at a supermarket in 2020, dominique pelicot was caught in this footage

at the end of the trial yesterday, gisele pelicot left the court a french hero.py to be going home. | she's relieved. she doesn't want to be seen as an icon. in reality, she remains a very simple person. in the village of mazan, where gisele pelicot was repeatedly drugged and raped, many remain shocked by the words of the local mayor, who told me at the start of the trial that gisele's suffering had been exaggerated. translation: yes, i'mj diminishing it because it could have been a lot worse. no children were hurt. no—one died. did you see the interview that we did with the mayor of mazan? yes. i think it's a perfect proof that. a lot of political men, especially, uh, absolutely doesn't realise the problem. l the problem is huge. there's no doubt that what happened in this one small village has shocked france profoundly. the question now is what practical steps the authorities here can take to address the issues that gisele pelicot fought so courageously to expose. this french mp was drugged by another politician last year. he's denied wrongdoing. she feels the

and then, after a pause, gisele pelicot emerged to give her reaction.with deep emotion that i speak - to you today. this trial was a very difficult ordeal. i think first of all of my three children, david, caroline and florian. i also think of my grandchildren, because they are the future, and it's also for them that i have led this fight. i want to express my deepest gratitude to all the people who have supported me throughout this ordeal. i was overwhelmed by your support and from it i drew the strength to come back each day to face these court hearings. i wanted to open the doors of this trial last september so that society could see what was happening. i have never regretted this decision. i have confidence now in our capacity, collectively, to find a better future in which men and women alike can live harmoniously together with respect and mutual understanding. thank you. it's half a century now since the pelicots met and fell in love. she described him as a perfect husband. but at a supermarket in 2020, dominique pelicot was caught in this footage

and then, after a pause, gisele pelicot emerged to give her reaction.that i speak - to you today. this trial was a very difficult ordeal. i think, first of all, of my three children, david, caroline and florian. i also think of my grandchildren, because they are the future, and it's also for them that i have led this fight. i want to express my deepest gratitude to all the people who have supported me throughout this ordeal. i was overwhelmed by your support, and from it i drew client was considering an appeal. i asked what his mood was like. "fatalistic," she replied. "the way he's always been throughout the trial." and then, after a pause, gisele pelicot emerged to give her reaction. translation: it is with deep emotion that i speak - to you today. this trial was a very difficult ordeal. i think, first of all, of my three children, david, caroline and florian. i also think of my grandchildren, because they are the future, and it's also for them that i have led this fight. i want to express my deepest gratitude to all the people who have supported me t

here comes gisele pelicot now, leaving the courthouse for the last time.something quite extraordinary here, this courageous public stance. the impact of that will surely ripple through society here, perhaps for decades. she could, like most rape victims, have chosen to remain anonymous at the trial. instead, listen to the reaction she now receives. cheering. she wanted to change attitudes and perhaps she has. singing. "rise up," they sing. and with that, madame pelicot, engulfed by gratitude, walks on. andrew harding, bbc news, avignon. let's speak to helene de lauzun, a journalist at european conservative. a news and contemporary affairs magazine and website, thank you for coming on the programme. you're welcome, good evening. the sentences have now been handed down, what are your thoughts this evening? well, it a- ears thoughts this evening? well, it appears that — thoughts this evening? well, it appears that the _ thoughts this evening? well, it appears that the judge - thoughts this evening? well, it appears that the judge wanted | appears that the jud

here comes gisele pelicot now, leaving the courthouse for the last time.this courageous public stance. the impact of that will surely ripple through society here, perhaps for decades. she could, like most rape victims, have chosen to remain anonymous at the trial. instead, listen to the reaction she now receives. cheering she wanted to change attitudes and perhaps she has. singing "rise up," they sing. and with that, madame pelicot, engulfed by gratitude, walks on. andrew harding, bbc news, avignon. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a 26—year—old man accused of murdering three members of the family of the bbc racing commentator, john hunt, has been further charged with raping his daughter. kyle clifford pleaded not guilty to stabbing to death mr hunt's wife, carol, at their home in bushey in hertfordshire in july. he also denied killing the couple's daughters. four teenagers have beenjailed for life for the murders of two friends, max dixon and mason rist, who were killed in a case of mistak

gisele pelicot could have remained anonymous. harding, bbc news, avignon. let's turn to some other important news around the world. a british court has allowed uk police to seize more than two million pounds from andrew and tristan tate. the brothers failed to pay taxes on revenue from their online business allegedly linked to human trafficking. they are facing charges of rape, sex traffcking and forming a criminal gang. andrew tate said the ruling was �*outright theft�*. at least 13 people have died after a crowded passenger ferry capsized off the indian coast near mumbai. the vessel was en route to elephanta island — a popular tourist site — when it was hit by a navy speedboat. the indian navy said the speedboat experienced an engine malfunction. a state of emergency has been issued in california in response to growing concerns over bird flu cases in the state and across the country. cases are spreading amongst dairy cows in the state's south. there are no recorded person—to—person transmissions of the h5n1 bird flu virus. thou

and then, after a pause, gisele pelicot emerged to give her reaction.gratitude for all who have supported me. i drew from it the strength to come back every day to face these long days of hearings. i wanted to open the doors of this trial last september so society would see what is happening. i have never regretted this decision. i have confidence now in our capacity collectively to find a better future in which men and women alike can live harmoniously together with respect and mutual understanding. thank you. it's half a century now since the pelicots met and fell in love. she described him as a perfect husband. but at a supermarket in 2020, dominique pelicot was caught in this footage filming up women's skirts. police soon discovered computer files, with other videos, proving he'd been inviting dozens of strangers to rape his wife after he drugged her. translation: mr pelicot desired total control over his wife. - he wanted to reduce her to an object, a possession to be used for his satisfaction. then he could lend this object to other people. and to

several support and thanks to gisele several bus loads have come across the border today.he trial but they have come across as well reflecting this kind of international recognition of what she has done. ., done. hugh schofield there in paris. and in the next few minutes, we are talking boxing. and of course, this after the news conference yesterday, usyk and fury ahead of tomorrow's rematch, and this went on for 11 minutes and 20 seconds. we will hear from tom gray who was there at the first clash between these two. hello there. today showers are following a band of rain that's moving across the country and it's breezy too, but, over the weekend, the winds are going to be much stronger. it could well bring with it some travel disruption and the air is turning colder, so the showers that will be pushing in will be turning wintry by the time we get to sunday. we've got this area of cloud. everything is rattling in from the atlantic. this area of cloud will be arriving overnight. this is the cloud that's been bringing the rain today and keeping temperatures around about nine

>> 50 men accused in the mass rape of gisele pelicot.as drugged. >> drugged, unconscious by her husband. >> dominique pelicot gisele pelicot admitted to recruiting, enlisting other men. prosecutors say to rape his wife. sparked outrage across france. >> global concern about violence against women. >> cnn has gained exclusive access to police reports with thousands of messages that dominic exchanged with the 48 men who were convicted of aggravated rape alongside him. >> he didn't have to search far for his accomplices. they all live within a 30 mile radius of his house in maison. >> this area was so quiet and nice area. and now we don't know if somebody who is a the next job is one of these men. it changes everything from a firefighter to a journalist to a nurse from 27 years old to 74 years old. >> all the men were connected by one website. coco shut down this summer. coco's chat rooms were easy to access. >> it was not buried in the dark web, as one man convicted of raping gisele pelicot said. >> geoff duncan contact coco because she wa

today gisele left the courthouse to cheers for the last time.nging] her supporters singing the women's anthem, "rise up." [crowd singing] elaine cobbe, cbs news, paris. >> norah: tonight, the twin cities of minnesota are under a snow emergency, with almost a foot expected to fall. cities across the upper midwest from wisconsin to the dakotas are dealing with snow, ice, and bitter cold, and this wintry weather could spell trouble for holiday travels. cbs's lonnie quinn joins us with more on what to expect. this is a big story. good evening, lonnie. >> okay, yeah, look, they come with moisture, just showed the snow, they also come with real cold air. you look at the map, the big snow in minnesota. the question is where does it go from here? will it disrupt holiday travel? as you look at the next day, it pushes to the east, as it does so it will nudge a little more to the south. tomorrow night places as far south as knoxville, tennessee could have some snow showers and then into new york city, not the big snow maker, maybe a tenth of inch, perhaps

gisele pelicot could have remained anonymous. years, residents in one town in northern canada have lived alongside their polar bear neighbours — but scientists are warning that climate change could spell danger. as the temperature rises and melts the ice, polar bears need to hunt seals — they are being forced to spend more time on land, bringing them closer to people. victoria gill has been in churchill, along with a team of polar bear researchers. there's a polar bear under our tundra buggy right now. he's very curious about us. 0h, oh, my word... at the height of polar bear season in churchill, manitoba, conservation scientists are out on the tundra, monitoring one of the most southerly polar bear populations in the world. yeah, the bears want to stay with the ice. the bears are waiting for the bay to freeze, so that they can use it as a platform to hunt seals. but as the climate warms up here, the bears are having to wait for longer. we had about 1,200 polar bears here in the 1980s. now, we have closer to about 618. we've lost

gisele pelicot left the court to the cheers of supporters. this has been a long ordeal.al be in public so that the shame of rape should, as she put it, be felt by the other side. translation: i want to express my deepest gratitude _ to all the people who have supported me throughout this ordeal. a i was overwhelmed by your support and i drew from it the strength to come back every day to face these long days of hearings. 0thers left court in a different way. all the accused, including her ex—husband, dominique, were found guilty. most were taken straight to jail. a handful were freed because of time served in pre—trial custody, and they had to run the gauntlet of the public outside. 50 men were identified who had come to her bedroom to rape or abuse the drugged gisele pelicot. 50 men forming a cross—section of society, said some. a psychiatrist who interviewed many of them had a more nuanced view. translation: one thing - i want to debunk is the notion that these are all just ordinary men. that�*s what we�*ve heard, right? that they could have been anyone. but committing

at the centre of it — a 72—year—old mother and grandmother, gisele pelicot.s accused of drugging her, into unconsciousness, and then over almost a decade, allowing at least 50 men, strangers recruited online, into the house where they allegedly raped her, while being filmed by the husband himself. in his first british broadcast interview, gisele pelicot�*s lawyer, speaking with his client's blessing, has told newsnight about the impact the case has had on mrs pelicot. victoria derbyshire met stephane babonneau at his law firm in paris. i think that there is a moment of disbelief for everyone who heard about this story the first time. how is this even possible that first someone would want to do that to his wife? and how is it possible for the victim not to know what is happening to her? and the only way to answer this question is really by looking at the case, of course, but by listening to the victim herself. we were immediately convinced that this woman was telling the truth, that she was genuinely unaware of what was happening to her. and she explained to

assaulting gisele for the span of more than a decade. the case revealed one disturbing detail after another. >> reporter: absolutely, frances. this horrific case is being hailed as an example in the fight against sexual abuse against women in france. now the husband of a 72-year-old woman called gisele pelico in france has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he admitted to have drunk his wife until she became unconscious and invited over dozens of men over the space of a decade to rape her. now 46 of those men have been found guilty of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault. they were all between the ages of 26 and 74. gisele has been hailed as a national hero and symbol in the fight against sexual abuse in france. not only she refused to remain anonymous throughout the course of this trial, shy even asked for the trial to be public and even asked her lawyers to play out the horrific videos of her abusers in the open court. she said she was fighting this case with her children and grandcldren in mind, because they are the future,

the french prime minister, francois bayrou, has praised the courage of gisele pelicot — following a massape trial in which her ex—husband and 50 other defendants were found guilty. dominique pelicot was jailed for 20 years for organising the repeated drugging and rape of his former wife by dozens of strangers over a decade. good evening we start with that breaking news that lord peter mandelson has been named as the new uk ambassador to the united states. he will replace the outgoing ambassador karen pierce. (boxed ambassador karen pierce. it is a political gamble. lord mandelson was a huge figure during the new labour years, but he has not served in government since then. he was last a minister under gordon brown, m years ago. and within labour ranks it would be fair to see he is "loved and loathed in equal measure". not entirely to the taste of those on the left of the party. but it is an important appointment this. given the concern that focus that is always there on the special relationship. sir keir starmer in recent days has talked about resuming talks over a trade deal. and of cou

outside the avignon courthouse today gisele pelicot spoke out. saying she never regretted her decision. also addg that she shares the same fight with other victims. she chose to show her face, while the accused hid theirs, so that the shame, she said in court, swapped sides. lying with the men who abused her and not their victim. men from all walks of f life, age 26 to 74. one was her neighbor. women's rights activists say gisele pelicot will be remembered for refusing to stay silent. >> how do you think she'll be remembered? >> i think she will be remembered as a woman who refused to be silenced and to be ashamed and who made the other women a huge gift. the right to speak and to be heard. >> reporter: a woman who walked into the trial an ordinary grandmother and despite her pain and trauma walked out a feminist icon. hala gorani, nbc news. >>> in 60 seconds we'll tell you where a snow emergency has been declared along with a wet and wintry forecast. >>> plus, we'll have a reality check on the amazon protests. what it means for those gifts. next

now the horrifying story of french survivor gisele pelicot.ozens of men are on trial accused of raping her over the course of nearly a decade after her husband allegedly drugged her repeatedly and left her unconscious. mar-a-lago is bravery for facing her alleged rapist in court has sparked widespread demonstrations around france. cnn's saskya vandoorne has exclusive access from police reports on how pelecus has been used. chat rooms to allegedly organize this abuse of her. a warning the details are graphic and disturbing. >> it's the case that's horrified france, 49, men accused of raping gisele pelicot while she was drugged unconscious by her own husband, dominique pelicot gisele pelicot decision to face her alleged rapists day after day has made her an international icon. her husband of 50 years told police he recruited all kinds of men online, then invited them into their family home and filmed them raping her. 20 of giselle's rapists still haven't been caught, according to police. all of pellicano's alleged accomplices lived within a 30 m

gisele waived her right to anonymity in the trial, hoping to help other victims.very winning her the admiration of a nation and beyond. in just a few short months, gisele's likeness has been everywhere, from the covers of magazines to the walls of avignon. activist fanny foures has been pasting messages of support near the courthouse. >> i think it has changed society already. along this four-month, as the day the trial started, we started to talk and talk a lot. [chanting] >> reporter: many here are hoping the case will prompt a review of french rape laws amid anger that the other 50 men were [crowd singing] her supporters singing the women's anthem, "rise up." [crowd singing] elaine cobbe, cbs news, paris. >> norah: tonight, the twin cities of minnesota are under a snow emergency, with almost a foot expected to fall. cities across the upper midwest from wisconsin to the dakotas are dealing with snow, ice, and bitter cld, and this wintry weather could spell trouble for holiday travels. cbs's lonnie quinn joins us with more on what to expect. this is a big story.

but what captured the world's attention was the victim, gisele pelicot. went public with her accusations and became the face of a movement. this woman is a warrior. our own hala gorani has her extraordinary story. >> reporter: tonight the mass rape trial that shocked the world. cheers in southeast france as 72-year-old dominique pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison. the crimes, drugging his wife gisele over the course of a decade and inviting dozens of men to sexually assault her while she was unconscious. in the courtroom 50 other men, also sentenced for their roles in the assaults. waiving her right to anonymity, gisele pelicot became a symbol of courage and an icon for women's rights groups around the world. outside the avignon courthouse today gisele pelicot spoke out. [ speaking in a global language ] saying she never regretted her decision. also adding that she shares the same fight with other victims. she chose to show her face while the accused hid theirs so that the shame, she said in court, swapped sides. lying with the men who abused her

gisele pelicot has become a symbol of strength and courage and humility.ctually, throughout all of this, as she opted to make the trial public. and she could have chosen that that not be the case. cnn's melissa bell is outside the courthouse in france. you've been covering this as every horrific detail would come out day by day. melissa. and today, these men received their sentences. tell us more about what is happening. there. well, there's been a great deal of anger actually, outside the courtroom today, kate, because, as you say, dominique pelicot who orchestrated this, who recruited these men online over the course of nearly a decade to violently abuse, rape his wife, capturing the entire thing on video. >> he received the maximum sentence that was being sought by prosecutors. but the 50 other men who were on trial here today, some of those men he recruited, not all because police haven't been able to identify all of the men on the videos. 50 of them were standing alongside dominique dominique pelicot, one of them still on the run. so 49 of them in the

outside the avenue on courthouse today, gisele pelicot spoke out .ted her decision. also adding that she shares the same fight with other victims. she chose to show her face while the accused hit theirs, so that the shame, she said, in court, swap sides. lying with the men who abused her and not the victim. men from all walks of life, age 26 to 74, and one was her neighbor. women's rights activists say gisele pelicot will be remembered for refusing to stay silent. >> how do you think she will be over? >> i think she will be remembered as a woman who refused to be silenced, and to be ashamed, and who made the other women a huge gift. the right to speak and to be heard. >> a woman who walked into the trial in ordinary grandmother, and despite her pain and trauma, walked out a feminist icon. hala gorani, nbc news. >> there is nothing ordinary about gisele pelicot. a truly extraordinary act of bravery. her bravery takes us off the air tonight. and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news,

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but as she left the court, gisele pelicot made no comment on the verdicts. >> i have faith now in ourpacity to carve out collectively a future where everyone, women and men, can live in harmony in respect and mutual understanding. >> a stark contrast to the brutality of a trial that saw the violent rape of an unconscious gisele pelicot shown in court day after day, through the videos shot by her then husband of more than 50 years. dominique pelicot, unmasked by chance in 2020 when a guard caught him filming up women's skirts in a supermarket. >> police. >> police. an incident that led police to the horrors that this unassuming retiree had on his phone and computer. videos of more than 200 acts of aggravated rape against his wife, most including other men it was not far from the couple's home in the sleepy town of mazan, in southern france, that he met the men after recruiting them online. dominique pelicot lawyer said her client will consider whether to appeal. we are going to take advantage of the delay, which gives us ten days to decide if we want to appeal this decision, she said.

gisele pelicot, she drew praise from people in france for her decision not only to waive her right to in open court. the other 50 defendants have received sentences ranging from 3 to 13 years. joining us now is nbc news international correspondent halla gorani. let's talk about this case and how gisele is reacting to the verdict and being seen really around the world. >> reporter: right, this is a case hashocked france and as you mentioned around the world. we've even heard from the german chancellor scholz, and when you mentioned that gisele pelicot waived her right to anon where footage, video of her being ut sexually assaulted by men while she was unconscious and her own husband over more than a decade having drugged her and invited total strangers to his house to rape his wife. what's more is how ordinary these defendants were, one was her next-door neighbor, nurses, journalists, truckers, these were not people would assume necessarily would take part in this and that's probably one of the most chilling aspects. >> hala, can you talk more about the impact of this case and how it c

the husband of gisele pelicot is jailed for 20 years sent shockwaves across france.