A French woman was allegedly raped multiple times by more than 50 strangers over a decade… while her husband was accused of participating in the rapes and filming the rapes… and she was allegedly drugged… for the first time Thursday.
72 years old Giselle Pelicot Appearing in court in Avignon for the first time on Thursday… she said she was left in a “heap of rubble” after her spouse of 50 years was found Dominic Pelicot, It is alleged that without her knowledge, she filmed more than 70 men assaulting her over a 10-year period.
Gisele said she had watched all the recordings.
“When you see this woman being drugged, being abused, dying in her bed — of course, the body is not cold, it’s warm, but it’s like I’m dead,” she said, according to The Washington Post. “
Gisele said she did choose to have the trial in public … so she could “hold her ground” for her grandchildren.
She told the court the couple were now divorced.
Outside court Thursday, Gisele said… “The defense attorney is trying to frame me, but I’m going to do my best.”
as we told you …Gisele said she didn’t know she was being attacked.
Dominic’s alleged behavior came to light in 2020 after a security guard caught him taking upskirt photos of women at a supermarket, prosecutors said.
Investigators searched his phone and computer and found numerous videos of men raping Gisele in his home while she appeared to be unconscious.
During the police investigation, it was discovered that Gisele was infected with more than one sexually transmitted disease.
In court this week, the judge said nude photos of the couple’s adult daughter were also found on Dominic’s phone.
Dominic and 50 other men are facing rape charges and could be sentenced to decades in prison.
Pelicott was accused of filming 20,000 videos of his wife being raped.
The trial began on Monday and is expected to last until December.
