A mammoth rape trial in France is moving into a new phase with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for 51 men men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband.

French prosecutors on Tuesday demanded sentences of up to 12 years for some of the remaining co-defendants of a man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious.

By Marc Leras AVIGNON, France (Reuters) -French prosecutors asked for the maximum 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who organised the repeated mass rape of his then-wife by knocking her unconscious with drugs and inviting dozens of strangers to abuse her in the family home.

French prosecutors have asked for the maximum prison sentence of 20 years for Dominique Pelicot, the man accused of organizing for over 50 men to sexually abuse his wife, Gisele Pelicot.

French prosecutors yesterday demanded a maximum 20-year jail term for the man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his wife while she was

A mammoth rape trial in France moved into a new phase as prosecutors began to lay out the verdicts and punishments they want for dozens of men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot.

A mammoth rape trial in France is moving into a new phase with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for 51 men men accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and

Gisèle Pelicot has become a symbol of resilience and a rallying figure for campaigners against sexual violence around the world.