Gisèle Pélicot says ‘police saved my life’ when they investigated her husband, who is accused of drugging her
A French woman whose husband allegedly drugged her and invited more than 80 men to rape her at her home for almost a decade has told a court her world collapsed when police told her of the alleged crimes.
She told a panel of five judges that she had only found the courage to watch the footage in May of this year. “Frankly, these are scenes of horror for me,” she said. Police have said that between 2011 and 2020, Dominique Pélicot crushed sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety medication and mixed them into his wife’s evening meal or in her wine at their home in Mazan, near Carpentras in Provence. He then allegedly enlisted men to rape and sexually abuse her, contacting them via an online chatroom, where members discussed preferences for non-consenting partners.
Asked by the judge if she had suffered gynaecological issues, Gisèle Pélicot said yes. She said medical tests during the police investigation showed she had been infected with several sexually transmitted diseases.
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