France Rape Trial Renews Push to Revise Legal Definition of Rape

By The New York Times (World News) | Created at 2024-09-25 09:10:11 | Updated at 2024-09-30 09:37:59 5 days ago

By Catherine Porter, Rebecca Suner, Christina Shaman, Laura Salaberry and Farah Otero-Amad•September 25, 2024

Gisèle Pelicot waived anonymity to make public the trial of her former husband and the 50 men accused of joining him in raping her. The trial has revived the question of consent within French law and turned Ms. Pelicot into a feminist icon. Catherine Porter, an international correspondent for The New York Times based in France, explains.