Dominique Pelicot's Aggravated Rape Conviction

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Viewpoint: The Pelicot rape case revealed not a group of monsters but a culture that enables the abuse of women

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Dominique Pelicot was convicted of aggravated rape of his wife Gisèle , a symbol of strength and courage.

But describing him as a monster is to minimize a wider culture that enables violence against women, says Frida Ghitis .

Ghitis: We must challenge notion of "exceptional monstrosity" that has become associated with Pelicots ' crimes.

Violence against women and girls is not exceptional or perpetrated only by a few individuals, Ghitis says.

Dominique Pelicot's crimes are extreme and horrific, but they could only have happened in a society that allows less extreme forms of gender-based violence to be sustained.

These acts are not only committed by "monsters," but are produced in a wider cultural context that supports gender inequality and that normalizes this behavior.

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