A swarm of angry protesters greeted the release of several convicted sex attackers in Avignon, France, after a trial involving the systemic abuse of a 71-year-old woman named Gisele Pelicot.
Convicted sex attackers were met by angry crowds as they left the court in Avignon today - with protesters who have been supporting Gisele Pelicot through her rape trial ordeal declaring 'shame on you!' as the men emerged. The criminals faced the fury of feminist protesters who were waiting outside the court, with scores of women showing up to cheer on Madame Pelicot, protest against what many consider to be an inadequate justice system , and admonish the culprits.
Firefighters, soldiers, lorry drivers, a DJ and a journalist were among those found guilty of raping and sexually abusing 71-year-old Gisele at the behest of her husband Dominique Pelicot over the course of a decade - all without her knowledge. Defendants cowered behind masks and beneath hoods as they entered the court this morning, with several emerging again this afternoon after being handed sentences equivalent to or less than those they have already served. One of the defendants had to be protected by police as he walked free from the court having served time in remand, with angry protesters jeering at him as he protected his head and concealed his face. Supporters of Gisele Pelicot screamed 'rapists, we can see you' while holding up signs saying 'prison for all' and 'Christmas in prison, Easter in the slammer' when Pelicot's accomplices arrived at court this morning. Some protesters even carried oranges as symbolic gifts for the men heading to jail. The gifting of oranges to defendants is seen as a traditional act of shaming in France, which indicates that the person receiving the orange will go to prison. Meanwhile a defence lawyer of one of the dozens of convicted men taunted women outside the court as he left the trial today, swearing at them and labelling them 'hysterical knitters' in a bizarre rant
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