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Dominique Pelicot , 71 , and his 50 co-defendants face up to 20 years in prison if they're convicted.
Defense lawyers scrutinize Gisèle Pelicots' private life and motives, questioning whether she was truly unconscious.
Advocates say the lawyers' tactics have outraged advocates for the sexually abused, who say victim-blaming is alive and well in France .
Gisèle Pelicot has become a symbol of the fight against sexual violence in France .
She's seen as a hero to many victims for waiving her anonymity and letting the trial be public.
The mayor of the small community where the Pelicots lived apologized for saying things could have been worse because "no children were involved" and "nobody died".
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