Gisele Pelicot awarded France's Legion of Honour

Pelicot was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France's Bastille Day.

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The 72-year-old was named knight of the Legion of Honour on a list announced ahead of France's Bastille Day.

Pelicot waived her right to anonymity during the high-profile trial against her husband who had drugged and raped her, in addition to inviting dozens of strangers to also abuse her over nearly a decade.

Pelicot was among 589 other people given France's highest award on Sunday.

She attended almost every day of the trial, which ended last December with Dominique Pelicot, 72, being given a maximum 20 years in jail for aggravated rape, after confessing to drugging her and recruiting around 50 men to rape her while she lay comatose in bed.