French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot has said she is "deeply shocked" after three teenage boys in England were spared custodial sentences for raping two young girls in Hampshire.

A teenage girl asked why her attackers were allowed to walk free while the Attorney General has been urged to review the 'too lenient' sentences passed on her rapists

A teenage rape victim has criticised a court decision to spare three boys from prison after they were convicted over attacks on two girls in Hampshire, UK.

Girl says sentencing ‘hit like a rock straight in my face’ after defendants were handed rehabilitation orders.

The two girls, aged 14 and 15 at the time, were raped by two 14-year-old boys weeks apart in Fordingbridge, Hampshire, with a then-13-year-old also convicted over his role in the…

One of the victims said the sentences were like ‘a rock straight in my face’

Gisèle Pelicot slammed the decision to not hand three boys involved in the rape of two girls in separate horror attacks custodial sentences while praising the bravery of the…

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An appeals court will review a British judge's decision to spare three teenagers jail after they were convicted of rape, the UK attorney general said Tuesday, following public…

UK courts ‘should recognise the suffering of victims’ when sentencing, says French survivor.

French rape survivor Gisele Pelicot has said she is "deeply shocked" after three teenage boys in England were spared custodial sentences for raping two young girls in Hampshire.

Interrogée mardi sur le sujet par la BBC, Gisèle Pelicot, figure mondiale de la lutte contre les violences sexuelles, s’est dite « profondément choquée que ces individus aient en…