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Gisèle Pelicot's Day of Justice
Today, we discuss Gisèle Pelicot, whose ex-husband has been jailed for 20 years after drugging and raping her, and inviting dozens of strangers to also abuse her over nearly a decade. Dominique Pelicot, 72, was found guilty of all charges. He was on trial with 50 other men, all of whom were found guilty of at least one charge, although their jail terms were less than what prosecutors had demanded. Outside the courtroom, Gisèle gave her "profound gratitude" to supporters and said she believes in a "better future" for women. Adam is joined by Newsnight’s Victoria Derbyshire, BBC Paris correspondent Andrew Harding, and BBC online journalist Laura Gozzi to discuss today’s convictions and the impact of the trial for women’s movements across the world. If you have been affected by the issues in this story, help and support is available via the BBC Action Line - https://www.bbc.co.uk/actionline/ You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, on most smart speakers just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Jack Maclaren with Anna Harris, Gemma Roper and Nancy Geddes. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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