A Timeline of Dominique Pelicot’s Rape Trial in France NYT | Top Stories By: Catherine Porter and Ségolène Le Stradic 19 December 2024 at 19:22 Dominique Pelicot received a 20-year sentence after he admitted to drugging and raping his wife, Gisèle. Here’s how the events unfolded. © Lewis Joly/Associated PressGisèle Pelicot, center, allowed the trial to be public, saying she wanted society to change the way it dealt with rape.