The trial of Dominique Pélicot and 50 other men accused of rape will resume on Tuesday after he was deemed well enough to attend court. The hearing was adjourned last week after the 71-year-old retired electrician, who has admitted drugging his wife, Gisèle, and inviting up to 90 men to rape her while she was unconscious and he filmed the attacks, was reportedly diagnosed with a urine infection and prostate problems and taken to hospital for tests. Gisèle Pélicot, 72, has become an emblematic figure for rape and *ual abuse victims across France, where hundreds of protesters turned out at the weekend to show their support for her, many carrying posters showing her image and the words 'Shame changes sides' – implying that instead of female victims being made to feel ashamed, the male accused should be
French rape trial to resume after Dominique Pélicot health issues
Gisèle Pélicot is a one-woman challenge to the still too common myths about rape
