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submitted 2 days ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

Warning: This story contains distressing details from the start.

Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted to all the charges against him in his first testimony since the trial opened on 2 September.

Referring to the 50 co-defendants who are accused of raping his now ex-wife Gisèle, Mr Pelicot said: "I am a rapist like the others in this room."

"They all knew, they cannot say the contrary," he said. Only 15 of the 50 defendants admit rape, with most saying they only took part in sexual acts.

Of his ex-wife, Mr Pelicot said: "She did not deserve this."

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[-] sorter_plainview@lemmy.today 16 points 2 days ago

I thought this story cannot be more fucked up. But this is a whole different level. Don't go in if you find the article in the original post is unbearable. I'm sharing because I cannot bend my mind around the level of horrors humans are capable of.

Woman describes horror of learning husband drugged her so others could rape her

[-] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 days ago

The last paragraph 💀

I feel so heartbroken for this person

this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2024
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