Gisele Pelicot says her husband 'reached the lowest depths of the human soul' by drugging and raping her - and any shame is his to bear.
Gisele Pelicot, the woman at the center of the mass-rape trial that's shocked her own country of France and the world, told her husband in court on Wednesday that she still 'did not understand why' he had drugged and raped her for nearly a decade, along with dozens of other men he invited into their home.'My life has crumbled to nothing,' she told the court in Avignon as her husband Dominique hung his head. 'I always tried to lift you up.
''I'm trying to understand,' she said, 'how this husband, who was the perfect man, could have got to this.''No possible defense'The trial, which is due to continue until Dec. 20, has triggered protests across France. On Saturday, protesters gathered outside dozens of courts to denounce 'rape culture' in France.There's hope among some demonstrators that the Pelicot case could lead to changes in controversial French laws governing sexual consent.
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