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High-profile rape case sparks conversation in France

Season 2024 Episode 357 | 5m 16s

In France, a panel of judges found dozens of men guilty of raping a woman whose then-husband had drugged her unconscious over a decade. The scale and brutality of the abuse prompted thousands to take to the streets and sparked a nationwide conversation about consent. Ali Rogin discussed more with Catherine Porter of The New York Times. A warning: the following conversation is graphic.

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