A French girl who was allegedly raped by greater than 50 strangers in a number of incidents over the course of a decade … whereas she was allegedly drugged by her husband, who’s accused of collaborating within the rapes and filming them … testified for the primary time Thursday.
72-year-old Gisèle Pélicot took the stand in Avignon Thursday for the primary time … saying she was left in “heaps of ruins” after discovering out her partner of fifty years, Dominique Pélicot, allegedly filmed greater than 70 males assaulting her over a 10-year span … with out her data.
Gisèle mentioned she’s seen all of the recordings.
“When you see this woman, drugged, mistreated, dead on a bed — of course the body is not cold, it is warm, but I am like dead,” she mentioned, in response to the Washington Put up.
Gisèle says she did select for the trial to be held publicly …. in order that she might “remain standing” for her grandchildren.
She informed the court docket the couple is now divorced.
Outdoors court docket Thursday, Gisèle mentioned … “The defense lawyers are trying to trap me but I will do my best.”
As we informed you … Gisèle says she had no thought she was assaulted.
71-year-old Dominique’s alleged actions have been uncovered after prosecutors say a safety guard caught him taking up-skirt images of ladies in a grocery store in 2020.
Investigators searched his telephone and laptop, discovering movies of quite a few males showing to rape Gisèle of their house whereas it appeared like she was unconscious.
It was revealed in the course of the police investigation Gisèle had been contaminated with a couple of sexually transmitted illness.
In court docket this week, the decide mentioned a nude photograph of the couple’s grownup daughter was additionally discovered on Dominique’s telephone.
Dominique, together with 50 different males, are dealing with rape fees and may very well be sentenced to a long time behind bars.
Pelicot is accused of filming 20,000 clips of his spouse being raped.
The trial, which started on Monday, is anticipated to run by means of December.
