Also facing a long period in prison are the men who responded to Dominique Pelicot’s invitation and visited his family home, including on several occasions, to rape his then-wife Gisele Pelicot.
Dominique Pelicot, 72, admitted to having drugged Gisele for almost a decade so he and the strangers he recruited online could rape her.
Between 27 and 74 years
In addition to her ex-husband, 50 other men aged between 27 and 74 are on trial at the court in the southern city of Avignon, including one who did not abuse her, but rather He raped his own wife with the help of Dominique Pelicot.
On November 25, prosecutors requested the maximum possible sentence (20 years behind bars) against Dominique Pelicot for aggravated rape. While he is expected to receive the maximum sentence, there is some uncertainty surrounding the sentencing of the other defendants.
The prosecution He has requested between 10 and 18 years in prison against the 49 defendants also charged with aggravated rape. One of these defendants is a fugitive and is being tried in absentia. An additional defendant, facing the lesser of the charges, could receive up to four years in prison.
Thirty-two of the accused are free, while the others, including Dominique Pelicot, are in preventive detention. The panel of five judges will issue their verdicts starting at 9:30.
In his final statement on Monday. Dominique Pelicot reaffirmed that he had told “the whole truth” since the start of the trial on September 2, highlighted the “courage” of his ex-wife and showed his regret for the suffering caused to his family, both her and his children. «“I can tell my whole family that I love them,” he said.
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