3 d. ago Russia link suspected as Bulgarians jailed for vandalising Paris Jewish memorial

Four men given prison terms for desecration that was possibly ‘orchestrated by Russian intelligence services’A French court on Friday sentenced four Bulgarians to between two and four years in prison for desecrating a Jewish memorial with red handprints last year, in what prosecutors think may have been foreign interference linked to Russia.The Paris criminal court gave two-year sentences to Georgi Filipov and Kiril Milushev, described as the perpetrators, and four years and three years respectively to Nikolay Ivanov and Mircho Angelov, considered the operation’s “masterminds”. Angelov is still at large. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Brad Pitt pushes court to force Angelina Jolie to uncover private communications in French vineyard war

Pitt's legal team said that Jolie's legal logic was not sound as to why she is refusing to turn over the communications.

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5 d. ago Two policemen are arrested 'for raping mother, 26, while she was in custody at French court'

The woman who accused the two officers said the alleged assault took place overnight Tuesday to Wednesday in Bobigny, a town north of Paris, prosecutor Eric Mathais said.

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7 d. ago False claims online damaged Brigitte Macron’s quality of life, daughter tells court

Tiphaine Auzière spoke at trial of 10 people accused of harassment by posting claims that French first lady was born a manBrigitte Macron’s daughter has told a Paris court that false claims online that the French first lady was born a man had damaged her mother’s quality of life, leaving her worrying every day about the clothes she wears and how she stands.Tiphaine Auzière, 41, a lawyer, was called as a witness at the trial of 10 people accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron by creating or reposting social media posts falsely claiming she was a man. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Ten people to face trial in Paris for online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Eight men and two women will face court for allegedly harassing the French first lady by falsely claiming she is a man

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1 week ago French biathlon star Julia Simon found guilty of theft and credit card fraud

Simon handed three-month suspended sentence and fineOlympic medallist admitted using teammate’s bank cardThe French biathlete Julia Simon was found guilty of theft and credit card fraud and handed a three-month suspended prison sentence by a French court on Friday.Simon was accused of repeatedly using the bank card of her France teammate, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, and that of a French team staff member to make online purchases totalling more than €2,000 (£1,371). Continue reading...

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1 week ago Crowds demand death penalty for Algerian woman 'who raped, tortured and murdered 12

Dahbia Benkired, 27, is currently facing life imprisonment after allegedly luring schoolgirl Lola Daviet into her apartment on October 14, 2022, before sexually assaulting and killing her.

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3 w. ago Man who raped Gisèle Pelicot has prison sentence increased to 10 years

French media say an appeals court has increased the sentence for Husamettin Dogan to 10 years for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious

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3 w. ago French court increases sentence to 10 years for man who raped Gisèle Pelicot in landmark case

French media say an appeals court has increased the sentence for Husamettin Dogan to 10 years for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious

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3 w. ago French appeal court increases sentence of Gisèle Pelicot rapist

Husamettin Dogan loses appeal after jury at retrial finds him guilty of raping Pelicot while she was sedatedA man has been found guilty on appeal of raping Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged unconscious by her husband – and has had his prison sentence increased to 10 years.Husamettin Dogan, 44, an unemployed builder, who had contested his first conviction last year, faced a retrial this week at Nîmes court of appeal. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Only man to appeal against his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot sees his sentence INCREASED

Husamettin Dogan, 44, was the only one to have maintained an appeal after the first trial last year of 51 men, including Pelicot's husband Dominique Pelicot, in the case of mass sexual abuse.

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3 w. ago Increase sentence for Gisèle Pelicot rapist, prosecutor tells court of appeal

Dominique Sie recommends 12-year jail term after Husamettin Dugan’s ‘refusal to take responsibility’ for assaultThe French state prosecutor has called for the jail term of an unemployed builder to be increased after he contested his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot after she had been drugged unconscious by her husband.Dominique Sie, the lead state prosecutor, told the court of appeal in Nîmes that Husamettin Dogan’s claims of innocence were an example of how rape culture was still widespread in society as part of “archaic” forms of “male domination”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gisele Pelicot's lawyer demands longer sentence for man who denies raping her as French court prepares to rule in his appeal trial TODAY

A French appeal court is to rule in the case of Husamettin Dogan, who claims he saying he never intended to rape Gisele Pelicot and was 'trapped' by her ex-husband Dominique.

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3 w. ago Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape

Woman says at retrial of Husamettin Dogan that ‘no victim should feel shame’ as court shown video evidenceGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape by dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has told a French court that she never gave consent for anyone to abuse her while she was in a comatose state and that no victim should ever feel shame.Addressing the appeal trial on Wednesday of an unemployed builder who has contested his conviction for raping her, she said: “For me, the harm has been done – I will need to rebuild from these ruins and I think I’m on the right road – but what I want to say to others is that I never regretted my decisions, from filing a legal complaint until today. I want to say to victims to never be ashamed of what was imposed on them, because they’re never responsible.” Continue reading...

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4 w. ago French appeals court revisits shocking Gisèle Pelicot rape case

An appeals court in France is hearing the case of a man sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a drugging and rape trial

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