Prosecutors demand maximum sentence for Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husband

Gisele Pelicot has been widely admired for her courage and dignity (AP)

A high-profile rape trial in France has moved into a new phase, with prosecutors setting out the verdicts and punishments they want for dozens of men accused of raping Gisele Pelicot while she was drugged and rendered unconscious by her husband.

After hearings stretching over nearly three months, the trial in the southern city of Avignon is beginning to wrap up, with prosecutors summing up the verdicts they want for the 51 accused.