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Dominique Pelicot trial hears case against six new rape defendants
Joan K, who was 22 at the time of the alleged assaults, is accused of raping Gisèle Pelicot on two occasions
A French court has begun hearing the cases against six new defendants as the mass rape trial that has sparked horror in the country entered its fourth week.
Dominique Pelicot, who has admitted to the allegations, is accused of enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his drugged wife over nearly a decade.
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