A 71-year-old man is on trial in France over allegations that he drugged his wife and invited dozens of strangers to rape her in their home over nearly a decade. The husband, Dominique P., offered sex with his wife, Gisele P., on a website.
Trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men has horrified and captivated France 'You're like me - you like rape mode'.
Police uncovered more than 20,000 photos and images of Gisele being sexually assaulted by a total of 72 strangers - 50 of whom have been identified and are also on trial - as she lay comatose in bed having been drugged by her husband. 'He disgusts me. I feel dirty, defiled, betrayed. It was a tsunami, I was hit by a high-speed train,' she was reported as saying.
Gisele's appearance in court on Monday for the first day of the trial was a testament to her bravery and desire to see her abusers brought to justice. Including her husband, a total of 51 men are accused of aggravated rape - the biggest number of defendants to have been tried together in recent years, certainly in their region and possibly anywhere in France.
Co-defendants speak with a lawyer at the courthouse during the trial of a man accused of drugging his wife for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 2, 2024 Their defence has been that they simply helped a libertine couple live out its fantasies, and their lawyers have suggested the defendants were lured into a trap and had no knowledge that Gisele was an unwilling participant.
But Mr Pelicot told investigators they were all aware Gisele had been drugged without her knowledge before they proceeded to assault her. Demonstrators hold placards during a protest outside the courthouse during the trial of a man accused of drugging his wife for nearly ten years Experts said the man does not appear to be mentally ill, but reportedly concluded that had a need to feel 'all-powerful' over the female body in assessments included in court documents.
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