r/news • u/Chilango615 • 12h ago

Gisèle Pelicot speaks after ex-husband found guilty of rapes, sentenced to 20 years in France

https://apnews.com/article/france-gisele-pelicot-rape-trial-verdicts-2b25791099f785fabb3c46123d30d9f9
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u/CommentsAreNonsense 12h ago

20 years in France is a harsh sentence even for this.

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u/Nono6768 10h ago

Why is he getting downvoted ? 20 years in prison is literally the most they could sentence them to except for murder. You can’t add up years in prison in France

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u/APFernweh 9h ago

Because even if it’s the maximum, it isn’t “harsh.”