In the Gisèle Pelicot case, men were acquitted or not convicted because they claimed they did not know she could not give her consent.
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- The claim that 'men got away with it' is factually incorrect - all 51 defendants were convicted, not acquitted.
The defense argument about lack of knowledge regarding consent capacity was raised by defendants but did not result in acquittals or 'getting away with it' - all were found guilty.
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- SecondaryBBCDefendants argued they cannot be guilty of rape because they were unaware Gisèle Pelicot was not in a position to give her consent
- SecondaryCNNDominique Pelicot and 49 other men all found guilty - 51 guilty verdicts in total
- SecondaryThe GuardianAll 51 men found guilty - 50 co-defendants and ex-husband Dominique Pelicot jailed for 20 years
- TertiaryWikipediaThe trial concluded on 16 December 2024 with all defendants found guilty