The Chat Room Behind the Pelicot Rape Trial

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The Chat Room Behind the Pelicot Rape Trial

Katie Ebner-Landy writes that for years Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife and invited strangers to his house to rape her. At the trial, none of the explanations for these events quite fit—apart from an online platform called Coco.

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After several months of hearings in the court in Avignon. Mazan's rape trial finally came to an end. Finally, the judges sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years' imprisonment. "She felt a sense of relief. Since all the accused were convicted. She had a great deal of respect for the work of the court. She understood that it was a work that was complex," said one of Gisèle Pélicot's lawyers. As a reminder, the victim's husband raped her unconsciou…