Lawyer Beatrice Zavarro defended the man at the center of a case that has shaken France and beyond, despite the ensuing isolation: ‘I did not hesitate for a second’
Dominique Pelicot has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the maximum penalty, for raping, drugging and videotaping his wife; the other 50 defendants have also been found guilty
The man who drugged his wife for years so that dozens of men could rape her lived in a quiet village in Provence, a perfectly ordinary setting for scenes of horror. A conviction is a foregone conclusion, but the trial will serve as a laboratory for reflection in France
A French rape victim who was drugged by her husband for 10 years and raped by 51 men decided that the trial should be public, turning it into an iconic fight against sexual assault and chemical submission