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If Saskia's story sounds familiar to you, it might be because of another case that's been in the news.

The mass rape trial, which has stunned France, has ended with 51 men all being found guilty for what they did to Giselle Pelico.

Our top story today is the mass rape trial that has horrified France.

Giselle Pellico's story was shared around the world.

For almost a decade, her husband drugged and raped her and invited dozens of other men to do the

same.

In those years, Giselle thought she was seriously ill.

She thought she was blacking out because of a possible brain tumor, or maybe early-onset Alzheimer's.

She'd been married to her husband for nearly 50 years.

She never suspected he had anything to do with her symptoms.

Like Saskia, she only learned the truth when she saw videos of herself being raped.

Ms. Palico chose to have the trial held in an open court

and hopes the public trial will help change society.

When Giselle's story made headlines in December 2024, we were a few months into talking to

Saskia. We forwarded her an article about the case. It was the first time she'd ever heard a story like her own.

It was empowering. I didn't know that there were other people out there like me. But Saskia and

Giselle aren't a club of two. In the last two years, there have been more and more stories like

this, of people raping their

partners and publishing images and videos of their crimes.

For example, German authorities uncovered a group chat on the app Telegram, where men

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