Dominique Pelicot, Husband on Trial for Drugging and Raping Wife, Testifies NYT | Top Stories Catherine Porter 17 September 2024 at 20:21 Dominique Pelicot, who is accused of inviting strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious, took the stand for the first time. © Christophe Simon/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesGisèle Pelicot, center, the ex-wife of Dominique Pelicot, arriving at the Avignon courthouse with her lawyers on Tuesday.
What to Know About the France Rape Trial of 51 Men NYT | Top Stories 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.