Former wife of Dominique Pélicot, who allegedly recruited strangers to assault her, calls accused men ‘degenerates’
Gisèle Pelicot outside the courthouse in Avignon France on Wednesday.Former wife of Dominique Pélicot, who allegedly recruited strangers to assault her, calls accused men ‘degenerates’The former wife of a French man accused of recruiting strangers to rape her while she was drugged has told a court she never consented and the men who allegedly assaulted her were “degenerates”.
The 50 men, aged between 26 and 74, with professions ranging from fire officer to journalist, are alleged to have been recruited by Pélicot, who said they knew they were being invited to commit rape. Some of the accused men have admitted Pélicot told them he was drugging his then-wife, but others have said they believed they were participating in a couple’s organised game.
She said of the men on trial: “These men are degenerates. They committed rape … When they see a woman sleeping on her bed, no one thought to ask themselves a question? Don’t they have brains?”Although she experienced unexplained memory lapses and gynaecological problems for years, Gisèle Pélicot said she had been unaware of the alleged rapes until police found images on her husband’s computer and told her.
The lawyer subsequently apologised to her, saying he had wanted to distinguish the legal definition of rape from the “media” definition. “I am sorry that these remarks hurt and shocked you,” he said.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Gisèle Pélicot is a one-woman challenge to the still too common myths about rapeFrench court case is challenging media’s stereotype of the crime and the language used in reporting it
Read more »
‘It’s the height of horror’: protests in 30 French cities in support of Gisèle PélicotOutrage at ordeal of woman raped after being drugged by husband leads to marches across the country
Read more »
French man Dominique Pelicot admits to all sexual assault charges against him, including raping his former wife Gisele PelicotDominique Pelicot's testimony is set to be key for the other 50 men accused of raping his then wife over nearly a decade.
Read more »
‘I am a rapist’: Frenchman accused of wife’s mass rape admits to chargesProsecutors have said Dominique Pelicot offered sex with his wife, Gisele Pelicot, on a website and filmed the abuse over several years.
Read more »
‘I am a rapist’: Frenchman accused of wife’s mass rape admits to chargesProsecutors have said Dominique Pelicot offered sex with his wife, Gisele Pelicot, on a website and filmed the abuse over several years.
Read more »
‘I am a rapist’: Frenchman accused of wife’s mass rape admits to chargesProsecutors have said Dominique Pelicot offered sex with his wife, Gisele Pelicot, on a website and filmed the abuse over several years.
Read more »