Gisèle Pelicot

on her superbly brave decision
to have the trial of her vile pimp-husband rapist 
held in open court :

She said that if she had been 20 years younger: “I might not have dared to refuse a closed-door hearing.

“I would have feared the stares. Those damned stares a woman of my generation has always had to contend with, those damned stares that make you hesitate in the morning between trousers and a dress, that follow you or ignore you, flatter you and embarrass you. Those damned stares that are supposed to tell you who you are, what you’re worth, and then abandon you as you grow older.”

Meanwhile in another part of the wood:

France makes international appeal over ex-teacher accused of raping 89 children.

Police search for more possible victims of Jacques Leveugle, whose alleged crimes span many countries and date back to 1960s.