France’s Horrifying Rape Trial Has a Feminist Hero

156.585 - 185.967 Catherine Porter

Sure. So this case begins in the end of 2020, and it involves a married couple living in the south of France, Giselle Pellicot and her husband, Dominique. They had been married for about 50 years and had retired from the Paris region and moved down to this small, idyllic town. And in many ways, they lived a very idyllic life. He was going for long bike rides. She had become a big walker.