“I have always loved things that are inaccessible. My wife is not submissive. Quite the opposite. It’s that foolish selfishness that so many men have… No one belongs to anyone, and I have rejected this feeling so that I can do what I want, when I want.”
On October 18, at a hearing in which he was the protagonist, Dominique Pelicot declared: dried thomas report liberationN.
“She is his wife. He can do what he wants with his wife.” Simon M, one of the defendants in the ‘Marjan Rape Case’ declared: Lorraine de Fouché reported in world June 2023.
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‘Marjan Rape Trial’
The trial for the so-called ‘Marzan sexual assault case’ began in September of last year and is scheduled to continue until the end of this year. Between July 2011 and October 2020, in Mazan, a small town near Avignon (southern France), Dominique Pellico gave his wife Temesta (the active ingredient is lorazepam) and then invited men he met online to his home. So join him in raping his wife.
Police compiled a list of 83 attackers thanks to Dominique Pelicot’s strictly kept archive of videos and photos.
Only 50 of these have been identified and will be tried alongside Pellico. So far, 32 people have avoided trial.
The trial has been called “historic” not only because it shocked the conscience of France, but also because its scope extended far beyond its borders. Media from around the world attended the Avignon Criminal Court to report on it. This is also a historical event that occurred in the post-#MeToo era.
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in political criticism Alexandra Herzyk The trial, he wrote, shows the “banality of evil” hidden behind media attention that focuses on immigrants without legal permission and instead avoids examining “homes of ordinary families, respected members of the community.”
Mazan’s defendants are mostly “family men,” “normal,” “cliche” people. “51 rapists are a kaleidoscope of French society. The youngest person is 26 years old and the oldest person is 73 years old. They are all from the area and live close to the couple. Many of them work in the public sector, including firefighters, soldiers, prison guards, nurses and journalists. Others are truck drivers and hold responsible positions in the company, and one is a city council member. Some have unstable jobs, are under supervision or are already in prison for violence against women. Five people face additional charges. “While searching their computers, police discovered a large number of child exploitation images.” Posted by Foucher Explain.
Another feature that makes this trial historic is the position taken by Gisèle Pelicot.
At the time of writing, she is divorced from her husband and still uses her married name, allowing her to use her maiden name more freely.
Pelicot wanted the trial to be held in open court. “If Gisèle stands up straight on the dock and speaks, it is because she knows that this has been the ordeal of every woman, anytime and anywhere, since the beginning of time. In addition to judges, she speaks of society as a whole as typical victims of patriarchy. Whatever the sensationalists say, this incident is neither exceptional nor unprecedented. A husband abusing his wife, giving her to someone else, a man drugging a woman to use her as he pleases, and numerous men taking turns abusing the woman’s body – all of this is a common pattern of patriarchal violence. Configure . “A philosopher writes Camille Froidevaux-Metterie to dinner.
“By giving up her anonymity, allowing the proceedings to be public, and agreeing to have the video made by her husband released in open court, Gisèle Pelicot turned the spotlight on her alleged rapist,” Kim Willsher wrote. guardian.
Agree on the definition of rape
The trial also comes amid a long debate among European feminists over the concept of consent in the definition of rape, which culminated in the European Directive on Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence. The guidelines eventually excluded a provision that sought to define rape as “absence of consent.”
researcher Sarah Unu, Sophie Erickson and Moa Vladini From a June 2024 article: International Journal of Law, Crime and Justicetick As many as 20 consent-based rape laws in Europe have been identified, with rapid changes beginning in 2017.
“Could the introduction of consent form be a possible answer to the Marzan trial?” asked the French magistrate. Dennis Salas to the myof. guardian Paris correspondent, Angelique ChrysapisShe said: “The court testimony highlighted that society at large does not yet have a clear understanding of consent. “This trial has sparked debate about whether the positive need for consent should be spelled out more explicitly within French rape law.”
In Poland, a new law scheduled to enter into force in 2025 redefines the concept of consent as follows: notes from poland We discuss. According to the bill, rape is sexual intercourse without consent. This has led to some doubts and criticism. Hannah Korbus to Political criticism. Many people, especially those on the far right, are concerned that the case will undermine the presumption of innocence or increase wrongful convictions.
According to survey data conducted in Europe, Patricia Devlin and Maria Delaney for noteworthy According to the European Data Journalism Network, more than 68,000 victims of rape and 116,000 victims of sexual violence have been recorded between 2021 and 2023.
Spanish Philosophers at the Barcelona Biennale of Thought, October 2024 clara serraFamous for her books meaning of consent (Anagrama, 2024) also mentioned the Mazan incident. The discussion was written by: Xavier de la Porte to Le Nouvelle ObservathorAnd it was shared on the philosopher’s X profile. According to Serra, the concept of consent “gives too much importance to ‘yes’, when what is central is the possibility of saying ‘no’.” In the Mazan case, many of the defendants justified themselves by saying that they thought they were engaging in “couple games” to which Gisèle Pelicot supposedly consented. A ‘yes’ answer, either verbally or in writing, does not exonerate the accused because none of them could have been unaware of the fact that the woman could not have said no at any time,” she concluded.
In addition to Giselle Pellico, another woman was reported to have been sexually assaulted in the same manner by her husband and Dominique Pellico. The woman did not press charges. Karen Janselmi report mankind. Janselme said the “couple” has five children, two of whom still live at home, adding that the woman does not work and is financially dependent on her husband. Therefore, at the Avignon trial, she appeared only as a witness.
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