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Beatrice Zavarro - Dominique Pelicot's lawyer

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ferry23 Thu 19-Dec-24 18:35:54

Galaxy

He is whatever I may think of him entitled to legal representation.

I don't dispute that.

I was more interested in her justification for taking on the case.

OldFrill is right in that she was appointed to him when he was first caught "upskirting" in a supermarket, which eventually led to this whole can of worms being opened.

I'm not sure if, because she found herself in the position by default, she was duty bound to continue. I'm sure she could have withdrawn at the point the whole ghastly story came to light. I just wonder what motivated her to carry on with it.

There must be times when conscience overtakes money, surely?

Galaxy Thu 19-Dec-24 18:21:41

He is whatever I may think of him entitled to legal representation.

OldFrill Thu 19-Dec-24 18:20:26

Sago

I would imagine he chose a woman because he thought he could manipulate and control her.

There will be a special place in hell reserved for that man.

Given he admitted everything and pled guilty, why would he want to manipulate a lawyer. It seems , from the link, more chance than choice that his lawyer was female.

Sago Thu 19-Dec-24 17:55:42

I would imagine he chose a woman because he thought he could manipulate and control her.

There will be a special place in hell reserved for that man.

ferry23 Thu 19-Dec-24 17:40:39

When news of this case first broke, I was very surprised that his lawyer was a woman.

She's said that her role was not to try and excuse him, but to explain his actions. She went on to describe some childhood trauma that led to him behaving in such a perverted fashion.

To me, that doesn't explain his behaviour at all.

For anyone interested, this is one of the articles about her.

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/01/gisele-pelicot-is-not-my-adversary-says-defence-lawyer-treading-a-fine-line-in-mass-case

I'd be interested to hear others view of her role in this.