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Gisele Pelicot

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User346897543 · 19/12/2024 17:19

The bravest of the brave .
Her courage, her determination, her insistence of seeing this through.
May her c*nt of a husband and all the other filth rot for what they did

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WillowTit · 19/12/2024 19:16

so shocking and the way she found out!

WillowTit · 19/12/2024 19:16

she had gynae problems, feeling tired, investigations for tiredness which her husband attended with her

WilfredsPies · 19/12/2024 19:30

GameOfJones · 19/12/2024 18:15

She is incredible. Her dignity and strength in the face of this horror is genuinely inspirational.

She has said she wants to see "shame switch sides" from the victim to the rapists and she is correct. They are shameful, disgusting men.

I read the bit about shame switching sides and it really struck a chord with me. I really think she’s achieved it. Everyone who isn’t a complete sewer dweller is in awe of her bravery and strength, while the rapists are bowing their heads, trying to hide and snivelling that it wasn’t their fault and it’s not fair. Utterly pathetic. I believe they were handed oranges outside court, as a symbol of their shame. And his lawyer should have some kind of judicial sanction against him for his comments after the trial.

notbelieved · 19/12/2024 19:42

Hold your head high and look the bastards in the eye, Gisele. You are one amazing lady.

fairytailcat · 19/12/2024 20:46

This is the most depressing story i have heard in a long time

Men are scum

She is beyond brave and admirable

AlicePottery · 19/12/2024 21:42

Her ExH got the maximum of 20 years but he'll likely only do 2/3 of it (and he can appeal as he's got nothing to lose).
The others however were given shorter sentences than everyone was expecting, it's disgusting. The sentences range from 1 to 15 years.

GrandTheftWalrus · 19/12/2024 21:48

How did she find out?

I'm glad he got jailed.

Thiszebraiscrossing · 19/12/2024 21:51

She is inspiring

yohohoCrimbo · 19/12/2024 21:56

She deserves the best life from now on and I wish her peace and love that matches her incredible strength and resilience.

I wish that man the worst of slow deaths. I hope he gets cancer and dies a death that's riddled with memories that haunt him. Him and every man that raped her. Every man that rapes. I feel so much hate for these men.

TheBunyip · 19/12/2024 21:57

GrandTheftWalrus · 19/12/2024 21:48

How did she find out?

I'm glad he got jailed.

Her husband was arrested for taking up skirt photos. When the police checked his files they found 20,000 images of abuse 😢

she had no idea. He covered their tracks, cleaning her afterwards etc. the sick fucker.

annaspanner18 · 19/12/2024 21:57

GrandTheftWalrus · 19/12/2024 21:48

How did she find out?

I'm glad he got jailed.

Her husband got caught up skirting. They police looked at his laptop for evidence of other such incidents and found film archives of all these rapes of her. He had filmed them all.

The police showed her a still of herself, in her bedroom ☹️.

Circumferences · 19/12/2024 22:05

All men have it in them to rape. They pretend they don't, but they do.
We all know this.

In fact, as a woman, getting married increases your chances of getting murdered quite considerably.

This woman is taking them all on. Amazing.

Gnomegarden32 · 19/12/2024 22:11

It's the bravest thing I've ever seen a woman do. I wish all possible comfort and peace for her. A true heroine.

GrandTheftWalrus · 19/12/2024 22:13

TheBunyip · 19/12/2024 21:57

Her husband was arrested for taking up skirt photos. When the police checked his files they found 20,000 images of abuse 😢

she had no idea. He covered their tracks, cleaning her afterwards etc. the sick fucker.

Fuck sake. I hope he dies sad and alone. Hopefully in pain.

TheNewElite · 19/12/2024 22:14

dollybird · 19/12/2024 18:54

I just read that one of the men is HIV positive. I watched the channel 5 documentary. The whole thing is horrific, but Gisele is unbelievably brave.

I’m sure I read somewhere that this man had gone back to rape her 6 more times, horrific if the case.

she said she doesn’t have enough years left to live in order to process everything that’s happened to her

Shame has switched sides. What an incredibly brave woman Gisele is.

ilovetomatoes · 19/12/2024 22:16

Her husband is now being investigated for a potential murder dating back to the 1990s as well as a separate attempted rape. There is much more to come out in this I’m afraid. Absolutely devastating case.

TizerorFizz · 19/12/2024 22:22

@NagathaCrispy 20 years is the max sentence in France for this. He might appeal the sentence.

I find most of the other sentences far too low. French society is now feeling they are not in line with sentencing and views on rape in other western countries. They seem to allow men to have a lot of defence latitude in rape cases. That’s definitely what is wrong in this case and the resultant sentencing.

TheTwirlyPoos · 19/12/2024 22:24

With a bit of luck this will prompt a reconsideration of sentencing guidelines in France

OverthinkingOlive · 19/12/2024 22:31

She's an amazing, beautiful person x

MeganM3 · 19/12/2024 22:32

I hope the daughter gets justice too. For whatever he did to her.

He is also linked to a rape and murder in the 90s so let's hope he is brought to justice for that if he did it.

The women are incredible. A victim a survivor and a hero.
And the security guard who called the police when he suspected up-skirting and encouraged the women in the supermarket to press charges.

TheOliveFinch · 19/12/2024 22:33

I am in awe of her courage. One of the men claimed he was a victim as he had not consented to being filmed there are no words

yohohoCrimbo · 19/12/2024 22:39

TheOliveFinch · 19/12/2024 22:33

I am in awe of her courage. One of the men claimed he was a victim as he had not consented to being filmed there are no words

The culture of misogyny is worse in France.

I hope this case is a turning point for French women.

dapsnotplimsolls · 19/12/2024 22:46

Hopefully the legal definition of rape will be changed so that it mentions consent.

WillowTit · 20/12/2024 04:13

another man did the same to his wife and another 24 year old man suggested doing the same to his mother

Newnamehiwhodis · 20/12/2024 04:17

It is horrific to me that until she found out, she thought they were happy. Their friends and family thought they were a model couple.
and he was secretly treating her like this- and inviting other men to treat her like this.

and men wonder why some of us refuse to have anything to do with them ever again?
and men blame us for hating them?