Trial of man linked to Dominique Pelicot highlights disturbing pattern of male domination
The courtroom before the opening of the trial of Anthony Eissenmenger, accused of drugging and raping his wife, at the Lyon courthouse on June 11, 2026. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP A man with links to Dominique Pelicot was sentenced on Friday, June 12, to 15 years in prison for rape, sexual assault against his wife, recording of sexual images of her without her knowledge, and possession of child pornography. Anthony Eissenmenger, 39, had been identified in 2020 during the investigation into Pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the high-profile mass rape case in which he was revealed to have drugged his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, so that strangers could rape her in his sleep.
- ▪The courtroom before the opening of the trial of Anthony Eissenmenger, accused of drugging and raping his wife, at the Lyon courthouse on June 11, 2026.
- ▪JEFF PACHOUD/AFP A man with links to Dominique Pelicot was sentenced on Friday, June 12, to 15 years in prison for rape, sexual assault against his wife, recording of sexual images of her without her knowledge, and possession of child porno
- ▪Anthony Eissenmenger, 39, had been identified in 2020 during the investigation into Pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the high-profile mass rape case in which he was revealed to have drugged his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, so th
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The courtroom before the opening of the trial of Anthony Eissenmenger, accused of drugging and raping his wife, at the Lyon courthouse on June 11, 2026. JEFF PACHOUD/AFP A man with links to Dominique Pelicot was sentenced on Friday, June 12, to 15 years in prison for rape, sexual assault against his wife, recording of sexual images of her without her knowledge, and possession of child pornography. Anthony Eissenmenger, 39, had been identified in 2020 during the investigation into Pelicot, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the high-profile mass rape case in which he was revealed to have drugged his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, so that strangers could rape her in his sleep.
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