Sweets and sympathy: French aid group goes beyond moral support for stressed mass rape survivor as trial enters third month

AVIGNON (France), Nov 17 — When videos of the abuse she suffered are shown in court, Gisele Pelicot usually looks away, choosing instead to speak to a young woman sitting next to her.
The woman’s presence puts the 71-year-old mass rape survivor at ease, and sometimes even a smile lights up her face….