Ms Pelicot, who has attended the mass rape trial from its start in September, entered the court dressed in a dark green jacket and a colourful scarf. She was questioned by defence lawyers after the last defendant in the case, Philippe L, left the dock.

Gisele Pelicot on Tuesday lambasted the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her during 10 years of mass rape organised by her husband and told the court hearing the trial France's patriarchal society must change.

Gisele Pelicot spoke for the last time in the French rape trial that sent shockwaves across the world. | ITV National News

AVIGNON, France - Ms Gisele Pelicot, subjected to mass rape organised by her husband over 10 years, on Nov 19 condemned the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her who claim they didn't realise it was rape, adding that France's patriarchal society must change.

Instead, she asked for it to be held in public, saying she hoped it would help other women speak up and show that victims have nothing to be ashamed of.“Rape is rape,” she said on Tuesday. “When you walk into a bedroom and see a motionless body,

Gisele Pelicot, the French woman drugged by her ex-husband so she could be raped and sexually abused by him and dozens of strangers, said on Tuesday that it was time for a "macho" society to change its attitude on rape.