Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his spouse to sleep and recruting dozens of males to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted to all the costs towards him in his first testimony for the reason that trial opened on 2 September.
Referring to the 50 co-defendants who’re accused of raping his now ex-wife Gisele, Mr Pelicot stated: “I’m a rapist just like the others on this room.”
“All of them knew, they can’t say the opposite,” he stated.
Of his ex-wife, he stated: “She didn’t deserve this.”
“I used to be very glad along with her,” he advised the court docket.
Gisele, who was given the prospect to reply shortly after, stated: “It’s tough for me to take heed to this. For 50 years, I lived with a person who I’d’ve by no means imagined could possibly be able to this. I trusted him utterly.”
Mr Pelicot was absent from court docket for almost per week because of sickness, and is ready to present his testimony all through the day.
