Béatrice Zavarro, the lawyer for Dominique Pelicot, has explained, rather than excused, her client's actions in drugging his wife and arranging for her to be raped by over 50 men. Zavarro's defense centers on the impact of Pelicot's traumatic childhood on his behavior.
Béatrice Zavarro has tried to explain, not excuse, why Dominique Pelicot invited strangers to rape his wife, while hoping the case will lead to social change in France
“Gisèle Pelicot is not my adversary and has never been my adversary. I need to say to her: you are in this position that you did not choose to be in and I respect and recognise what you have suffered and your feeling of betrayal. But I must also explain that the man who did this was not the man she married in 1973.”after her summing up: “My main aim was to explain. He did what he did and he admitted it, but his personality was formed through a trauma that he was unable to escape.
“I had absolutely no idea at that time the Pelicot affair would become so huge and historic,” she said. She added: “I have always loved criminal work – even if, at under 1m 50cm tall and with a voice that doesn’t carry far, it could be rare to find people who will trust you with their cases.” She added that some of the defence lawyers in court, who have been attacking the media coverage of the trial, were out of touch with the public mood. “I’m afraid there are a lot of deaf and blind people out there,” she said.
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