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French woman testifies against husband accused of drugging and recruiting men to rape her

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Gisèle Pélicot, a 72-year-old woman, is testifying against her ex-husband and 50 other defendants in a trial in Avignon, France. She alleges that her husband, Dominique, drugged her and recruited men online to rape her over a period of years. Pélicot claims that she was unaware of the abuse until police showed her videos of the incidents in 2020, which led to her world "collapsing". The trial, which is expected to run until December, has sent shockwaves through the French public due to the extraordinary and sordid allegations. Some defendants are contesting the charges, claiming they thought they were participating in consensual sex games. Pélicot has stated that the police "saved her life" by investigating her husband's computer and uncovering the crimes.

  1. FR
    Antoine Camus
    1. For the first time, she will have to live through the rapes to which she was subjected for 10 years.
  2. FR
    Dominique Pélicot
    1. I no longer have an identity. ... I don't know if I'll ever rebuild myself.
    2. I put her to sleep, I offered her, and I filmed.
  3. FR
    Gisèle Pélicot
    1. They regarded me like a rag doll, like a garbage bag.
    2. The police officer asked me about my sex life.
    3. I have had no sympathy from any of the accused. One who was HIV-positive came six times. Not once did my husband express any concern about my health.
    4. I could not imagine the extent of what I would discover next.
    5. Everything I built with Mr. Pélicot collapses. Three children, seven grandchildren, a close-knit couple.
    6. My world is falling apart. For me, everything is falling apart. Everything I have built up over 50 years.
    7. These are rape scenes, I'm inert, asleep and they're raping me. Rape is not the right word, it is barbarism.
    8. I just think they should recognise the facts. When I think of what they have done I am overcome with disgust. They should at least have the responsibility to recognise what they did.
    9. I was sacrificed on the altar of vice.
    10. I asked him to stop. It was unbearable. I was inert, in my bed, and a man was raping me. My world fell apart.
    11. We weren't rich but we were happy. Even our friends said we were the ideal couple.

Multiple Rapes of Drugged Woman in France

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  3. Dominique Pelicot and 50 others found guilty in French mass rape trial

sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.CTV News
  4. 4.Al Jazeera
  5. 5.The Washington Post
  6. 6.The Guardian
  7. 7.BBC
  8. 8.Agence France-Presse
  9. 9.Associated Press
  10. 10.BFMTV
  11. 11.La Depeche du Midi
  12. 12.Washington Post

perspectives

  1. 1.Protests
  2. 2.Scandal
  3. 3.Women's Rights
  4. 4.Sexual Aggression
  5. 5.French Politics
  6. 6.Violence against Women

countries

  1. 1.FranceFR

organizations

  1. 1.Feminist Collective Against Rape

persons

  1. 1.Gisèle PélicotFR
  2. 2.Dominique PélicotFR
  3. 3.Stephane BabonneauFR
  4. 4.Antoine CamusFR
  5. 5.Beatrice ZavarroFR
  6. 6.Emmanuelle PietFR
  7. 7.Jérémie Bosse Platière

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French woman testifies against husband accused of drugging and recruiting men to rape her