Eleanor Beardsley

So they seem to be tailored to each defendant, and it's still being read out. It's very technical. So some of the other men are getting lesser sentences than what the prosecution asked for. I'm hearing eight and ten years. And a couple people have just come out of the courtroom shouting and angry, and I'm not sure who that is and what that means, but this could be very conflictual today.

So they seem to be tailored to each defendant, and it's still being read out. It's very technical. So some of the other men are getting lesser sentences than what the prosecution asked for. I'm hearing eight and ten years. And a couple people have just come out of the courtroom shouting and angry, and I'm not sure who that is and what that means, but this could be very conflictual today.

So they seem to be tailored to each defendant, and it's still being read out. It's very technical. So some of the other men are getting lesser sentences than what the prosecution asked for. I'm hearing eight and ten years. And a couple people have just come out of the courtroom shouting and angry, and I'm not sure who that is and what that means, but this could be very conflictual today.

Well, first of all, huge security. There's never been a trial like this in France before. I was out since 7 in the morning in front of the courthouse, and there was just hundreds of people from the media all over the world. And also, you know, supporters of Giselle Pellico, who was the victim, who had banners and placards saying, We watched her family come in.

Well, first of all, huge security. There's never been a trial like this in France before. I was out since 7 in the morning in front of the courthouse, and there was just hundreds of people from the media all over the world. And also, you know, supporters of Giselle Pellico, who was the victim, who had banners and placards saying, We watched her family come in.

Well, first of all, huge security. There's never been a trial like this in France before. I was out since 7 in the morning in front of the courthouse, and there was just hundreds of people from the media all over the world. And also, you know, supporters of Giselle Pellico, who was the victim, who had banners and placards saying, We watched her family come in.

She has three grown children, and they've all testified that this has destroyed their lives. They've all disowned their father. And also the men who, you know, who have now been convicted because nobody was acquitted. They came in, you know, wearing hoodies and COVID masks and usually accompanied by a family member, a wife, because these guys are inserted into society.

She has three grown children, and they've all testified that this has destroyed their lives. They've all disowned their father. And also the men who, you know, who have now been convicted because nobody was acquitted. They came in, you know, wearing hoodies and COVID masks and usually accompanied by a family member, a wife, because these guys are inserted into society.

She has three grown children, and they've all testified that this has destroyed their lives. They've all disowned their father. And also the men who, you know, who have now been convicted because nobody was acquitted. They came in, you know, wearing hoodies and COVID masks and usually accompanied by a family member, a wife, because these guys are inserted into society.

They have family, some of them. And they were all carrying duffel bags because they are expecting to go straight to prison now from here.

They have family, some of them. And they were all carrying duffel bags because they are expecting to go straight to prison now from here.

They have family, some of them. And they were all carrying duffel bags because they are expecting to go straight to prison now from here.

Absolutely. You know, it has everywhere. It started a huge conversation about this patriarchal society and the violence against women. Many people talk about there's a rape culture here, meaning that You know, serious crimes and also street harassment is not taken seriously enough. And the fact that these men said, well, they didn't rape her, but that's where there was video evidence.

Absolutely. You know, it has everywhere. It started a huge conversation about this patriarchal society and the violence against women. Many people talk about there's a rape culture here, meaning that You know, serious crimes and also street harassment is not taken seriously enough. And the fact that these men said, well, they didn't rape her, but that's where there was video evidence.

Absolutely. You know, it has everywhere. It started a huge conversation about this patriarchal society and the violence against women. Many people talk about there's a rape culture here, meaning that You know, serious crimes and also street harassment is not taken seriously enough. And the fact that these men said, well, they didn't rape her, but that's where there was video evidence.

And so as painful and sordid as this trial was, and to hear it and they've seen these videos, it's having a positive impact to activists because it's a wake-up moment. People are taking it seriously. You know, there might be more... Better education now, law enforcement, and French men have been tuned in.

And so as painful and sordid as this trial was, and to hear it and they've seen these videos, it's having a positive impact to activists because it's a wake-up moment. People are taking it seriously. You know, there might be more... Better education now, law enforcement, and French men have been tuned in.

And so as painful and sordid as this trial was, and to hear it and they've seen these videos, it's having a positive impact to activists because it's a wake-up moment. People are taking it seriously. You know, there might be more... Better education now, law enforcement, and French men have been tuned in.

Many prominent men have spoken out and said they were ashamed because these guys are not psychotic criminals. They're average men, and they're questioning the macho society.

Many prominent men have spoken out and said they were ashamed because these guys are not psychotic criminals. They're average men, and they're questioning the macho society.