Frenchman accused of mass rape of wife admits guilt, seeks forgiveness
Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade, on Tuesday admitted to the various criminal charges he faces and begged his family's forgiveness, French media reported.
Dominique Pelicot had been due to testify last week in a case that has shocked France, but his appearance was delayed due to health issues. He appeared in court with a cane.
«I am guilty of what I did,» Dominique Pelicot, 71, said, according to French media, whose reporters who were in the courthouse. «I pray for my wife, my children, my grandchildren to accept my apologies. I regret what I did, I ask for your forgiveness, even if it is not forgivable.»
He told the courtroom he had had a difficult upbringing and had been a victim of rape himself. At times he cried, according to French media.
His former wife, Gisele Pelicot, 72, who was in the courtroom during his appearance on the stand, also spoke, according to French media, saying: «It is difficult to hear from the mouth of Mr Pelicot what he has just said.»
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