It’s the landmark trial that has upended French society and prompted some deep soul searching about sexual violence and consent: the Pelicot mass rape case.

Dominique Pelicot was found guilty of aggravated rape of his ex-wife Gisèle in the French city Avignon on Thursday in a trial that has shocked France and the world. The sentence for the 72-year-old man is still pending.

Dozens of men including the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot were found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting her in a historic trial that shocked France.

The appalling ordeal inflicted over nearly a decade on Gisèle Pelicot in what she thought was a loving marriage and her courage during the bruising and stunning trial have transformed the retired power company worker into a feminist hero of the nation.

Hundreds of people have gathered in the southern French town of Avignon ahead of the verdict in a mass-rape trial in which dozens of men stand accused.

Fifty-one men have now been brought to justice, but questions remain after the trial that has shocked France and the wider world

Activists of the feminist group NousToutes stage a demonstration outside the Louvre calling for better justice for rape victims after 50 men were convicted of raping Pelicot