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

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 panel of judges also delivered verdicts against 50 other men accused of rape in the case: just one was acquitted though was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault.

Dominique Pelicot, who admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle, for almost a decade and inviting dozens of strangers to join him, was convicted yesterday in France and sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison. The court also convicted the 50 other defendants, most of them on rape charges.

Gisèle Pelicot said after 51 men were convicted in the drugging-and-rape trial that riveted France and turned her into an icon that the ordeal was “very difficult” and expressed support for other vict

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.