It’s the landmark trial that has upended French society and prompted some deep soul searching about sexual violence and consent: the Pelicot mass rape case.

A court sentenced Mr. Pelicot to 20 years after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle, for nearly a decade, and inviting strangers to join him. The case has made her a feminist hero.

A horrifying, monthslong mass rape and drugging trial concluded in France Thursday, with Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men all found guilty of the rape or sexual assault of his former wife Gisèle Pelicot.

A French court found Dominique Pelicot guilty on Thursday of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife for almost a decade, and inviting dozens of strangers to rape her unconscious body in a case that has horrified the world.

Dominique Pelicot has been jailed for 20 years after drugging his ex-wife Gisèle, raping her and inviting dozens of strangers to also abuse her over nearly a decade. The 72-year-old was found guilty of all charges by a judge in Avignon, southern France, and cried in court as he was sentenced to the maximum term.

Dominique Pelicot was found guilty of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and orchestrating her abuse by dozens of other men.

A French court found all 51 defendants guilty on Thursday in a mass rape case including Dominique Pelicot, who repeatedly drugged his then wife, Gisele, and allowed dozens of strangers into the family home to rape her.

Gisele Pelicot's public appearances made all the difference in her case, sending a clear message to survivors they weren't alone and curbing stigma.

A court found the husband of Gisèle Pelicot guilty of aggravated rapes and all other charges against him in the mass rape trial that has shocked France.