Sensational mass trial shines a dark light on rape culture in France

The sensational trial of 50 men accused of raping an unwitting and unconscious French woman who was repeatedly drugged by her husband has exposed what critics say is a dark rape culture in the country. The defendants include grandfathers, fathers, husbands, retirees and young workers who represent a virtual cross-section of society. The trial, which started Sept. 2 and isn't expected to conclude until December, has exposed how pornography, chatrooms and men's disdain for or hazy understanding of consent is fueling rape culture. The horror isn’t simply that Dominique Pelicot, in his own words, arranged for men to rape his wife, it’s that he also had no difficulty finding dozens of them to take part.