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‘I am part of this nightmare’: man admits guilt in Gisèle Pelicot rape trial
Lionel R, 44, one of 50 men accused, apologises to his victim and tells the court: ‘I have no choice but to accept the facts’
One of 50 men accused of raping the French woman Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged by her husband accepted the charges on Thursday, saying he was sorry for what he did.
Lionel R, a 44-year-old supermarket worker and father of three, was among dozens of men accused of participating in the mass rape of Pelicot over a decade in a trial that has shocked France.
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A husband drugged his wife and invited dozens to assault her. The case has now roiled France.
Dominique Pelicot is charged with orchestrating the assault of his wife Gisèle Pelicot, drugging and offering her to a stream of men he met in a chatroom and filming the repeated rapes.2 days ago -
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'I am a rapist' admits man accused of drugging and abusing wife for 10 years
Dominique Pelicot, 71, is accused of drugging his wife Gisèle to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her.2 days ago -
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Man admits drugging, raping wife at trial in France
Frenchman Dominique Pelicot has admitted to drugging and raping his then-wife Gisele Pelicot for almost a decade, and inviting dozens of other men to do the same, at his trial in Avignon. CBS News' ...2 days ago -
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Dominique Pelicot, Husband on Trial for Drugging and Raping Wife, Testifies
Dominique Pelicot, who is accused of inviting strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious, took the stand for the first time.2 days ago -
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Gisèle Pélicot tells mass rape trial that she ‘never gave consent’
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 ...Yesterday -
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Associate of Frenchman in mass rape trial admits copycat abuse of own wife
Frenchman Jean-Pierre Marechal has told a court that Dominique Pelicot supplied him with tranquilisers and convinced him to abuse his own wife.Yesterday
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