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Why Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists are getting out of prison

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Last year, 50 men were convicting of raping or sexually assaulting Gisèle Pelicot, including her husband who’d orchestrated the attacks. There was worldwide uproar and calls for changes to French rape laws. But with no imminent changes in sight, many of the rapists are appealing their sentences and at least six are already out of prison. So what's going on? And could any progress still come from this landmark case?

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Guest: Katie Tarrant, News Reporter, The Sunday Times. 

Host: Manveen Rana.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Further reading: Wives stand by Gisèle Pelicot rapists — and some of them are free already. 

Image: Nina Krause, The Sunday Times.

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