Gisèle Pélicot, the woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband over the course of a decade so that she could be raped by dozens of men while unconscious, is becoming a symbol of France's fight against sexual violence.

People attend a demonstration in support of Gisele Pelicot, who was allegedly drugged and raped by men solicited by her husband Dominique Pelicot, and of all rape victims, as the trial continues, near the courthouse in Marseille, France, September 14, 2024. REUTERS/Manon Cruz

Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities around France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot, a woman whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade in a case that has shocked the nation.