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A French court sentenced Dominique Pelicot to 20 years in jail after he was found guilty for repeatedly drugging and recruiting 50 other men to rape his ex-wife Gisele for nearly a decade.

In all, the court found 47 of the defendants guilty of rape, two guilty of attempted rape and two guilty of sexual assault.

Five French judges will deliver their verdicts today in a mass rape case against 51 men that has appalled the world.

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Gisele Pelicot tells the court hearing the trial that France's patriarchal society must change.

About 128 witnesses are to be examined in the trial with daily hearings, as authorities aim to fast-track the high-profile case.

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Despite video evidence against them, at least 35 of the defendants denied rape charges, claiming that Gisele Pelicot was feigning sleep.

Gisele Pelicot says she was determined that making her case public should help other women and change society.

The man was charged with raping the girl at a public housing estate in Cheras, from December 2023 until February this year