Dozens of men including the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot were found guilty of raping and sexually assaulting her in a historic trial that shocked France. 

Pelicot, 72, arrived to the courthouse in the southern town of Avignon to cheers and applause from a crowd of supporters, with a large banner reading “MERCI GISELE,” or “thank you Gisèle, hanging opposite the building.

After entering the courtroom she watched as Roger Arata, the lead judge, sentenced her husband Dominique Pelicot to 20…