A 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife so he and dozens of strangers could assault her has told a French court: 'I am a rapist', as he returned to the dock after illness.
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Dominique Pélicot used a cane as he slowly entered the courtroom in the southern city of Avignon. Dominique Pélicot is accused of administering anti-anxiety drugs to Gisèle Pélicot over a period of almost a decade, from 2011-20. While she was unconscious, it is alleged he would rape her and recruit dozens of other men he met online to do the same
Dominique Pélicot tells French trial: ‘I am a rapist’ as he returns to dock ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/17/dominique-pelicot-france-rape-trial-testimony
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