epa11608061 Gisele Pelicot (R), escorted by her lawyers Stephane Babonneau (C), exits the criminal court in Avignon, southern France, 16 September 2024. Dominique Pelicot, former husband of Gisele Pelicot, is accused of drugging his wife to rape her while she was unconscious and having offered her to dozens of men at their house in Mazan, south of France,...

epa11608015 Lawyer Patrick Gontard, representing Jean-Pierre Marechal (L), one of the 50 men tried alongside the main defendant, speaks to members of the media at the criminal court in Avignon, southern France, 16 September 2024. Dominique Pelicot, former husband of Gisele Pelicot, is accused of drugging his wife to rape her while she was unconscious and...

epa11607683 Dominique Pelicot's lawyer Beatrice Zavarro (2-L) speaks to members of the media at the criminal court in Avignon, southern France, 16 September 2024. Dominique Pelicot, former husband of Gisele Pelicot, is accused of drugging his wife to rape her while she was unconscious and having offered her to dozens of men at their house in Mazan, south of...