I like to challenge my beliefs sometimes, to sort of test them, because I'm conscious that I can sometimes get a bit entrenched in my own views (autistic).
I was trying to imagine a scenario where this man could possibly be genuinely innocent.
I'm aware that some people get a kick out of pretending to be forced, and also of their body being "used" while they're drunk/asleep etc. I might not understand it personally but these fetishes do exist.
So let's say this man was told by Gisele's husband that this was her fetish. And that she'd be asleep/drugged but that it would be filmed for her gratification to watch later.
Surely the man would want to meet Gisele first to ensure that she was consenting? Surely no one would think it's OK to take the word of another man when they say the woman wanted to be drugged and raped?
I just CANNOT come up with any scenario that exonerates him in any way. It's just not possible. Even if he believed that Gisele was also pretending to be unconscious (let's ignore the snoring!), he would still have needed to establish consent first. Who on earth thinks that a man could consent for a woman?! (Ignoring the fact that Gisele's husband says he was clear about the fact she was drugged and this would be unconsenting abuse).
It was just a thought experiment really to try extra hard to try and see a different perspective. But I can't come up with ANYTHING that paints him as even vaguely innocent. There is absolutely nothing that can excuse any of these men from raping an unconscious woman. Nothing they were told by Gisele's husband removes their obligation to establish consent. No decent person would ever go ahead without speaking to Gisele first, regardless of any fetish.
The absolute fucking audacity to try and appeal the verdict is mind-blowing. Delighted he got even longer in jail. Poor Gisele having to relive this once again. What a warrior she bloody is.
I see he's not been in jail while the appeal has been ongoing. He can get his arse back to jail and serve his much-deserved time.