International Man in trial for letting over 80 strangers rape his wife

[Misanthropist]

A husband who allegedly drugged his wife and invited more than 80 strangers to rape her at their home for almost a decade went on trial on Monday in a case that has shocked France.

Fifty men accused of taking part in the abuse of the woman are also on trial at the court in Avignon. More than a dozen protesters dressed all in black demonstrated outside the courthouse as the trial opened.

Police say Dominique Pélicot crushed sleeping tablets and anti-anxiety medication and mixed it into his wife Gisèle’s evening meal or in her wine at their home in Mazan, near Carpentras in Provence. The father of three recruited men to rape and sexually abuse her from an online chatroom, where members fantasised about performing sexual acts on non-consenting partners.

Dominique Pélicot was arrested on 2 November 2020, after a security guard caught him filming up the skirts of women in the local supermarket. Police found a file labelled “abuses” on a USB drive connected to his computer that contained 20,000 images and films of his wife being raped almost 100 times

The 50 men on trial with him include a local councillor, nurses, a journalist, a former police officer, a prison guard, soldier, firefighter and civil servant, many of whom lived around Mazan, a town of about 6,000 inhabitants. The men were aged between 26 and 73 at the time of their arrests.

Investigators said she was devastated to learn of the abuse, saying she had no recollection whatsoever of being raped. She had been drugged “almost to a state of coma”, investigators added.

“One morning she woke in a panic with a new haircut without understanding how this was possible. She went to her hairdresser, who told her she had been in the previous day,” Babonneau said.

“The trial involves acts of extreme violence repeated over a period of ten years of so. Photographs will be circulated, videos will necessarily be viewed and it appears that publicity would be dangerous for public decency and would undermine the dignity of the individuals, both victims and defendants,” the prosecutor argued.

But Gisèle Pélicot’s lawyers objected. “She wants people to know what happened to her and believes that she has no reason to hide. No one can imagine that my client will find any satisfaction in exposing what she has suffered. She wants this hearing to be open so that justice can be done in public,” Babonneau said.

SOURCE: Man accused of enlisting strangers to rape drugged wife goes on trial in France

 

[kahiljabroni]

He is not a nice guy

 

[cincymma79]

After a lot of careful thought I have decided I think this is wrong

 

[Bobby00]

This guy is a real jerk!

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

Well he said she was really mouthy, so I think the defense has a solid case.

 

[AWilder]

they finally got Paul Manafort for this shit?

 

[Koro_11]

Fucked up, the Frenchies have a reputation for being cucks but I didn’t know they were this bad.

 

[The_Renaissance]

Mental story. It is mad though that she never suspected something weird was going on. Surely being raped hurts the following day? Surely you'd think it's weird that you pass out like a rock every night and have no memory of stuff?

 

[ColemanwastheGOAT]

That's so fucked up your brain just doesn't even want to believe it could be true.

 

[oldshadow]

This and life in prison.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

I mean the only sufficient punishment would be to send the husband to that prison in Brazil where the one inmate was gang raped by like 50 guys. I vaguely recall reading about it in an old war room thread like 5-10 years ago.

 

[AbominableJoman]

He shouldn’t have done that. It was the wrong thing to do

 

[chardog]

if only he published the films and paid his fair share in taxes............

did he really do it with that many and not get caught until the accident or was she in on it?

story sounds a bit sus

 

[Kassitus]

French are most degenerate confirmed. Crazy this went on for 10 years and she had no idea. Also crazy the only reason we know about it is the guy got booked for something completely unrelated.

 

[chill doggie]

Different culture, hard to judge.

 

[chill doggie]

Sorry.

 

[Elvis.]

Wait , so he invited 80 strangers to commit rape , and nobody reported it to the authorities? , and 50 of them accepted his offer and showed up , or 50 have been charged with more clowns still at large?

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

Wait , so he invited 80 strangers to commit rape , and nobody reported it to the authorities? , and 50 of them accepted his offer and showed up , or 50 have been charged with more clowns still at large?

I assume 50 have been charged with 30 more at large, which I would assume is a result of not being able to identify them all.

Not sure what you mean by your surprise about no one reporting it. Not exactly sure who would have reported it as for each instance only two people would have known about it: the husband and the perps that he would find and recruit online on the dark web specifically on rape websites.

 

[Kingz]

Damn, I was wrong

I said to myself that it was definitely India before I entered the thread but…the French, of course.

I guess the fact that he’s on trial meant that it couldn’t be India

 

[The_Renaissance]

I assume 50 have been charged with 30 more at large, which I would assume is a result of not being able to identify them all.

Not sure what you mean by your surprise about no one reporting it. Not exactly sure who would have reported it as for each instance only two people would have known about it: the husband and the perps that he would find and recruit online on the dark web specifically on rape websites.

Again, there's no way she wouldn't feel this the following day (even one at a time on different nights which is how it seems). Wondering if she thought it was HIM. As in, I know this is grim but trying to make sense of it......he's told her that's his kink. Drugging her and having his way. But in reality he's involving others without her knowing.

I still can't understand over such a long period if time how she wouldn't think it was weird that she was out like a rock and in pain the next day with vague brain fog, and think this was normal?