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Frenchman Dominique Péllicot admits to charges of mass rape of wife in French court

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Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old Frenchman, has admitted to drugging his wife and facilitating her rape by over 50 men he met online over a nearly decade-long period. The abuse allegedly took place at their home in Mazan, near Avignon, and was facilitated through a website where Pelicot offered sex with his wife. Prosecutors claim that Pelicot filmed the abuse, which has shocked France and drawn international attention. In his testimony, Pelicot acknowledged the severity of his actions, stating "She didn't deserve this, I recognize that" while tearfully addressing the court. The trial is ongoing, with 50 other men accused of participating in the abuse also on trial.

  1. FR
    Beatrice Zavarro
    1. There are no predictions for what an individual can or cannot commit. We see it with children too. There can be behaviors that are not a reflection of our personality.
    2. Morality is not justice. And we are not here to judge moral questions, but facts, criminal offenses. And in any case, it is not a question of the banality of evil. Otherwise, this man would have other convictions on his record. And he only has one in 2010, when he filmed upskirts.
  2. FR
    Gisèle Pélicot
    1. It is difficult to hear from the mouth of Mr. Pelicot what he has just said.
    2. It is difficult for me to listen to this. For 50 years, I lived with a man who I would've never imagined could be capable of this. I trusted him completely.
  3. FR
    Dominique Pélicot
    1. I want to prove that my wife was a victim and not an accomplice, to prove that this was completely without her knowledge.
    2. It is important to have hope. Otherwise, it's over ... I was traumatized. It's in part thanks to her that I forgot these bad moments in my life.
    3. One is not born a pervert, one becomes a pervert.
    4. They all knew, they cannot say the contrary.
    5. I ask my wife, my children, my grandchildren to accept my apologies. I regret what I did. I ask for your forgiveness, even if it is not forgivable.

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.CNN
  2. 2.The New York Times
  3. 3.France 24
  4. 4.El Paìs
  5. 5.ABC News (Australia)
  6. 6.The Times
  7. 7.The Times of India
  8. 8.BBC
  9. 9.CNA News
  10. 10.The Washington Post
  11. 11.CTV News
  12. 12.Daily Sabah

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

persons

  1. 1.Dominique PélicotFR
  2. 2.Gisèle PélicotFR
  3. 3.Beatrice ZavarroFR
  4. 4.Caroline DarianFR
  5. 5.Catherine Porter
  6. 6.Adolf Eichmann
  7. 7.André Malraux
  8. 8.Annabelle MontagneFR
  9. 9.Bernadette Tessonière
  10. 10.Hannah Arendt
  11. 11.Stephane BabonneauFR

technicals

  1. 1.Nazism
  2. 2.Provence
  3. 3.Holocaust
  4. 4.Portraits of the banality of evil
Frenchman Dominique Péllicot admits to charges of mass rape of wife in French court