Dominique Pelicot, on trial for sexually assaulting his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, for nine years, and offering her to dozens of men for the same while she was drugged, has blamed the other 50 men in his latest statement.
Today’s statements have revolved around the 51 men accused of sexual assault and aggravated rape against Gisèle Pelicot, before the case is seen for sentencing. “Everyone here, despite the presumption of innocence, is guilty, like me,” said Dominique, who repeatedly left his wife unconscious with high doses of anxiolytics.
Dominique has praised his wife’s bravery
Pelicot has stated that he “regrets what happened” while has asked for forgiveness. “I want to tell my family that I love them” were his words. The main accused has also praised “courage” his ex-wife.
Jean-Pièrre Marèchal spoke after Dominique Pelicot, who recognized the facts: “Judge me by what I have done and by what I am.” Then it was the rest’s turn, but the majority did not want to testify. Some have thanked their lawyers for their work, others have reiterated their apologies to the victim and there have also been those who They have insisted on denying the factsdespite the existence of thousands of photos and videos that Dominique took while the abuse was being committed.
The sentences being considered against Dominique Pèlicot
The final verdict is scheduled to be announced on Thursday. The Prosecutor’s Office asks for Dominique, the main accused, 20 years in prison. Pelicot has also been accused of two other cases of gender violenceone for the rape and murder of a woman in 1991 and another for an attempted rape in 1999.
The set of sentences for all the defendants, who are between 27 and 74 years of age, range up to 650 years of confinement. The lowest is for Joseph C., a 69-year-old man accused of sexual assault. as the Ministry did not verify penetration into the abuses committed. Four years are requested for him.
In this way a trial ends whose first tests were obtained in 2020when Dominique Pelicot was arrested for recording a woman up her skirts. Investigators, searching his computer files, found the evidence.
