'How could you have betrayed me?' Wife dramatically confronts Monster of Avignon for 'letting strangers into our bedroom' to 'rape me 100 times' as she tells trial she is 'a completely destroyed woman
Daily MailGisele Pelicot said she is a 'completely destroyed woman' as she questioned how her husband could have betrayed her in a powerful testimony. Gisele Pelicot said she is a 'completely destroyed woman' as she shamed the Monster of Avignon in a powerful testimony Gisele Pelicot reacts as she arrives at the Avignon courthouse for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot on October 23 The shocking case involved retired electrician Dominique Pelicot, 72, who in a decade-long campaign drugged his unsuspecting wife Gisele Pelicot, 71, so that dozens of men could rape and abuse her, while he watched and filmed them Mrs Pelicot said she would not look at her husband, but would address him as Dominque. Monster of Avignon rape victim Gisele Pelicot was greeted with warm applause as she arrived to give evidence in the ongoing trial of her husband Mrs Pelicot will be asked by trial judge Roger Arata for her views on the evidence heard so far and it comes as the latest batch of the 50 accused are grilled This courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Gisele Pelicot and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, right, during his trial, at the Avignon court house in southern France, on September 17, 2024 Her testimony comes after it was revealed that one of the rapists who abused unconscious Gisele got his partner to drop him off and wait in the car while he engaged in the sordid sex act. The Pelicot home in the village of Mazan, now known as the house of horrors Dressed as elegantly as ever, Mrs Pelicot nodded to supporters and thanked one who gave her a good luck card as she made her way through the crowds to the courtroom Mr Pélicot depicted appearing at the courthouse in Avignon on September 11 Mrs Pelicot will be asked by trial judge Roger Arata for her views on the evidence heard so far, and it comes as the latest batch of the 50 accused are grilled. Abuse took place in the town of Mazan, south of France, and was only uncovered after the man was caught up-skirting women in a local supermarket, prompting officers to search his home People take part in a march in support of rape victim, Gisele Pelicot, on October 05, 2024 in Mazan, France Dominique Pelicot is accused of recruiting men online to assault his wife repeatedly over ten years Dominique Pelicot, who has allegedly drugged and raped his wife Gisele Pelicot, appears during his trial on September 17 When given a brief opportunity to speak last month Mrs Pelicot said she felt 'humiliated' at having been labelled an 'alcoholic and conspirator' during the initial part of the hearing.