Wife Whose Husband Drugged Her So Dozens of Men Could Rape Her Storms Out of Courtroom

Gisèle Pelicot briefly exited the courtroom as one of her alleged abusers testified

<p>CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty </p> Gisèle Pelicot

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Gisèle Pelicot

Gisèle Pelicot, the French woman whose husband admitted to drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her, walked out of court at one point during trial proceedings as one of her alleged assaulters testified.

Pelicot’s husband, Dominique Pelicot, 71, previously said he had been drugging Gisèle, 72, and filming the rapes for nearly a decade from 2011 to 2020, according to The Times of London.

Gisèle has been present during the case’s court proceedings, which have made international news, and has been insistent that the public see the videos of her being assaulted and that her name not be shielded, according to the BBC.

One of the 51 men on trial, identified in reports as Vincent C., was questioned in court this week and attempted to justify his actions by saying he believed he had been invited to participate in a sex act that was consensual, according to The Times and the BBC.

The Times, the BBC as well as French outlet Le Monde, reported that during the man’s testimony, Gisèle at one point walked out of the courtroom.

“I can’t stand that man,” she reportedly said, according to The Times.

Gisèle had no knowledge of the alleged rapes until police informed her after they discovered thousands of photos and videos taken by her husband, who had documented the abuse after recruiting strangers on the internet, The New York Times reported, citing the investigating judge’s report.

Prosecutors previously said Dominique was arrested in December 2020 after police seized his electronics while investigating him for filming up the skirts of three women.

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The New York Times reported around 20,000 videos and photographs of the abuse were allegedly found on his devices after they were seized.

Dominique has never denied his guilt, his attorney previously said, according to Reuters.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.

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