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Gisèle Pelicot 'deeply shocked' by decision not to jail boys in rape case
BBC ^ | 5/26/2026 | Tabby Wilson

Posted on 05/26/2026 4:22:25 AM PDT by edwinland

French rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot has told the BBC she is "deeply shocked" that three teenage boys have been spared custodial sentences over the rape of two girls in Hampshire.

Two girls, then aged 15 and 14, were raped in separate incidents in Fordingbridge in November 2024 and January 2025, by two 14-year-olds. Another boy, then 13, was also convicted for his involvement in the second attack.

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In his sentencing remarks last week, Judge Rowland said: "I should avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily and understand the effects of their behaviour and support their reintegration into society."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: wtf

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No, they make themselves criminals by committing criminal acts.
1 posted on 05/26/2026 4:22:25 AM PDT by edwinland
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To: edwinland

If it was his mother who had been attacked I’ll bet he wouldn’t “avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily and understand the effects of their behaviour and support their reintegration into society.” He’d integrate them into prison.


2 posted on 05/26/2026 4:28:03 AM PDT by plangent
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To: plangent

Let them go after they are castrated.


3 posted on 05/26/2026 4:37:57 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt (Fascist, deplorable, and proud of it!)
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To: edwinland

Liberals: “Boys will be boys”


4 posted on 05/26/2026 4:38:19 AM PDT by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: edwinland

I concur with the sentences. How can the girls’ fathers and brothers kill the perps if they are in prison?


5 posted on 05/26/2026 4:47:22 AM PDT by anton
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To: edwinland

nothing is mentioned about the “boys” so they means they are almost certainly immigrants.


6 posted on 05/26/2026 4:48:58 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TexasFreeper2009
nothing is mentioned about the “boys” so they means they are almost certainly immigrants.

In a previous article posted about this travesty, the “boys” were called “travelers” which is understood to mean Gypsy's (Romani).

7 posted on 05/26/2026 4:57:47 AM PDT by liberalh8ter ( This tagline has taken the month off to attend the inauguration.)
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To: edwinland

Castration would be an excellent deterrent.


8 posted on 05/26/2026 5:18:25 AM PDT by Candor7 ( Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!<img src="" width=300</img><a href="">tag</a>))
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To: liberalh8ter

In the UK it’s usually because they are minors. Only in rare circumstances can juvenile offenders be identified. Travellers is an umbrella term. In the UK it can mean Romani but very often they are Irish.


9 posted on 05/26/2026 5:18:45 AM PDT by MoraBlack
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To: edwinland

migrant privilege??


10 posted on 05/26/2026 5:19:19 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: edwinland

When friends or relatives, or just Patriots seek Justice in the streets for these scumbags I hope they include this Judge.


11 posted on 05/26/2026 5:22:53 AM PDT by Feckless (The US Gubbmint / This TagliCanne CENSORED by FR \ IrOnic, ain't it?)
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To: edwinland

To some men, rape is a sport. Like hunting, you know.


12 posted on 05/26/2026 5:28:05 AM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: Steven Tyler

suspended cages in public squares used to deter this behavior


13 posted on 05/26/2026 5:39:34 AM PDT by epluribus_2 (!)
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To: edwinland

Britain’s judiciary is filled with the Wokest of the Woke. If I were a criminal, I would seriously consider moving there.


14 posted on 05/26/2026 6:03:00 AM PDT by SharpRightTurn (Giving money & power to government is like giving whiskey & car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourk)
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To: edwinland

They criminalized themselves and should not be reintegrated into society but should be jailed for life.


15 posted on 05/26/2026 6:43:40 AM PDT by I want the USA back (America is once again GREAT! Blue Lives Matter! White lives matter. )
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