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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen in the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 6, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot arrives at the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 7, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Appeal Trial In The Mazan Rape Case - Day 2

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot arrives at the court of appeals for the second day of the appeal trial of one of the co-defendants in the so-called Mazan rape case in Nimes, France, on October 7, 2025. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gisele Pelicot's Ex-Husband Dominique Jailed For 20 Years In Mass Rape Trial

Dominique Pelicot's lawyer Beatrice Zavarro speaks to media inside the courthouse after a verdict in the Pelicot case on December 19, 2024 in Avignon, France. Gisele Pelicot's ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, and 50 other men were convicted today on charges of raping her over a multiyear period, in encounters arranged by Mr. Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of defendant Dominique Pelicot answers journalists' questions after a hearing at the trial of her client accused of drugging his wife for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pelicot Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of defendant Dominique Pelicot answers journalists' questions after a hearing at the trial of her client accused of drugging his wife for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on December 16, 2024. A court in the French southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prosecutors Demand 20-Year Jail Term For Dominique Pelicot - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, Dominique Pelicot's lawyer, during a break in the Mazan rape trial at the judicial court in Avignon, France on November 26, 2024. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prosecutors Demand 20-Year Jail Term For Dominique Pelicot - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, Dominique Pelicot's lawyer, during a break in the Mazan rape trial at the judicial court in Avignon, France on November 26, 2024. French prosecutors have demanded that Dominique Pelicot be jailed for 20 years, the maximum available sentence, for having drugged and raped his wife, Gisele, and invited at least 70 strangers to rape and abuse her over a decade. The demand came as the French government unveiled new measures to combat violence against women, including raising awareness about the use of drugs to commit sexual abuse. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Prosecutor Requests 20-Year Sentence For Dominique Pelicot - Avignon

Dominique Pelicot’s lawyer Beatrice Zavarro arrives at the Avignon courthouse to attend the trial of Gisele Pelicot’s partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, southern France, on November 26, 2024. French prosectors said on November 25, they were seeking the maximum 20-year jail term for the man charged with enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily-sedated wife, in a trial that has shaken France. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Gisele Pelicot Lambasts Cowardice Of Men Accused Of Her Mass Rape - Avignon

Dominique Pelicot’s lawyer Beatrice Zavarro exits the courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot’s former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on November 19, 2024. Gisele Pelicot on Tuesday lambasted the cowardice of the dozens of men accused of abusing her during 10 years of mass rape organised by her husband and told the court hearing the trial France's patriarchal society must change. Dominique Pelicot, her husband, has admitted in court to drugging his wife, 71, and inviting strangers to their house to rape her while she was unconscious. Most of the 50 other men on trial have denied rape. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Portrait of Beatrice Zavarro, Dominique Pelicot's lawyer in the Mazan rape case, at the Avignon court, France, 18 September 2024. Gisele Pelicot, whose husband is standing trial accused of allowing dozens of men to drug and rape her for a decade, has become a symbol of the fight against sexual violence in France. Waiving her right to anonymity in a court case that has shocked the world, Gisele has appeared at the trial wearing trademark sunglasses. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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'I Am A Rapist’ Admits Husband In Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Dominique Pelicot’s lawyer Beatrice Zavarro speaks to the press as she exits the courtroom on September 18, 2024 at the Avignon courthouse, south of France, for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot. On Tuesday Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted to all the charges against him in his first testimony since the trial opened on 2 September. Referring to the 50 co-defendants who are accused of raping his now ex-wife Gisèle, Mr Pelicot said: "I am a rapist like the others in this room." "They all knew, they cannot say the contrary," he said. Only 15 of the 50 defendants admit rape, with most saying they only took part in sexual acts. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'I Am A Rapist’ Admits Husband In Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Dominique Pelicot’s lawyer Beatrice Zavarro speaks to the press as she exits the courtroom on September 18, 2024 at the Avignon courthouse, south of France, for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot. On Tuesday Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted to all the charges against him in his first testimony since the trial opened on 2 September. Referring to the 50 co-defendants who are accused of raping his now ex-wife Gisèle, Mr Pelicot said: "I am a rapist like the others in this room." "They all knew, they cannot say the contrary," he said. Only 15 of the 50 defendants admit rape, with most saying they only took part in sexual acts. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'I Am A Rapist’ Admits Husband In Mass Rape Trial - Avignon

Dominique Pelicot’s lawyer Beatrice Zavarro speaks to the press as she exits the courtroom on September 18, 2024 at the Avignon courthouse, south of France, for the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot. On Tuesday Dominique Pelicot, the 71-year-old man accused of drugging his wife to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her for over 10 years, has admitted to all the charges against him in his first testimony since the trial opened on 2 September. Referring to the 50 co-defendants who are accused of raping his now ex-wife Gisèle, Mr Pelicot said: "I am a rapist like the others in this room." "They all knew, they cannot say the contrary," he said. Only 15 of the 50 defendants admit rape, with most saying they only took part in sexual acts. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Rape Trial - Avignon

Lawyers Patrick Gontard and Beatrice Zavarro seen in the courtroom in Avignon, France, on 16 September 2024. Trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner Dominique Pelicot who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 16, 2024. A court in the southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, Dominique Pelicot Lawyer, is seen surroubded by the press in the courtroom in Avignon, France, on 16 September 2024. Trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner Dominique Pelicot who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 16, 2024. A court in the southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 16, 2024. A court in the southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro lawyer of Dominique Pelicot and lawyer Patrick Gontard at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 16, 2024. A court in the southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mazan Rape Trial - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot during the trial of Gisele Pelicot's former partner who is accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 16, 2024. A court in the southern town of Avignon is trying Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree, for repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to rape his heavily sedated wife in her own bed over a decade. Fifty other men, aged between 26 and 74, are also on trial for alleged involvement, in a case that has horrified France. The court proceedings, which runs until December, are open to the public at the request of Dominique Pelicot's ex-wife and victim. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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51 Men Go On Trial In Horror Of Rape And Drugging Case - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen as leaving the morning session at the judicial court in Avignon, France on September 10, 2024. For years, she had been losing hair and weight. She had started forgetting whole days, and sometimes appeared to be in dreamlike trances. Her children and friends worried she had Alzheimer’s. But in late 2020, after she was summoned to a police station in southern France, she learned a far more shattering story. Her husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, had been crushing sleeping pills into her food and drink to put her into a deep sleep, the police said, and then raping her. He had ushered dozens of men into her home to film them raping her, too, they said, in abuse that lasted nearly a decade. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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51 Men Go On Trial In Horror Of Rape And Drugging Case - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen as leaving the morning session at the judicial court in Avignon, France on September 10, 2024. For years, she had been losing hair and weight. She had started forgetting whole days, and sometimes appeared to be in dreamlike trances. Her children and friends worried she had Alzheimer’s. But in late 2020, after she was summoned to a police station in southern France, she learned a far more shattering story. Her husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, had been crushing sleeping pills into her food and drink to put her into a deep sleep, the police said, and then raping her. He had ushered dozens of men into her home to film them raping her, too, they said, in abuse that lasted nearly a decade. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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51 Men Go On Trial In Horror Of Rape And Drugging Case - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen as leaving the morning session at the judicial court in Avignon, France on September 10, 2024. For years, she had been losing hair and weight. She had started forgetting whole days, and sometimes appeared to be in dreamlike trances. Her children and friends worried she had Alzheimer’s. But in late 2020, after she was summoned to a police station in southern France, she learned a far more shattering story. Her husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, had been crushing sleeping pills into her food and drink to put her into a deep sleep, the police said, and then raping her. He had ushered dozens of men into her home to film them raping her, too, they said, in abuse that lasted nearly a decade. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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51 Men Go On Trial In Horror Of Rape And Drugging Case - Avignon

Beatrice Zavarro, lawyer of Dominique Pelicot seen as leaving the morning session at the judicial court in Avignon, France on September 10, 2024. For years, she had been losing hair and weight. She had started forgetting whole days, and sometimes appeared to be in dreamlike trances. Her children and friends worried she had Alzheimer’s. But in late 2020, after she was summoned to a police station in southern France, she learned a far more shattering story. Her husband of 50 years, Dominique Pelicot, had been crushing sleeping pills into her food and drink to put her into a deep sleep, the police said, and then raping her. He had ushered dozens of men into her home to film them raping her, too, they said, in abuse that lasted nearly a decade. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM