What to Know About the France Rape Trial of 51 Men NYT | Top Stories By: Ségolène Le Stradic and Catherine Porter 17 September 2024 at 19:29 Prosecutors say that, for almost a decade, Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife to rape her, alongside dozens of other men he invited to abuse her. © Lewis Joly/Associated PressGisèle Pelicot, 71, arriving at court in Avignon, France, in September to testify against her former husband.