The appeal ruling follows a trial lasting nearly four months that uncovered a decade of sexual abuse, leading to convictions for 51 men—including the victim’s ex-husband.

Months after her landmark verdict, the woman who became a symbol of France’s fight against sexual violence must testify once more.

Gisèle Pelicot will receive France’s highest honour after bravely testifying against her rapist husband, who drugged her and arranged assaults by dozens of men.