Photos and videos of the rapes committed against Gisèle Pelicot by dozens of men over the years were actually only allowed to be shown in camera in front of the court in Avignon. But the victim makes sure that journalists and trial visitors see this evidence. Her husband, the alleged main perpetrator, covered his eyes as the gruesome images were shown.
The fact that the recordings will be shown publicly at trial is a “victory,” Pelicot’s lawyers said. The chairman had reversed an earlier decision, but under one condition: the terrible images could only be shown ‘if it served to discover the truth’.
The suspects’ lawyers were against it. “What’s the point of showing these disgusting films?” one of them asked. However, the 71-year-old victim’s lawyers believe the public debates can help prevent other women from finding themselves in a similar situation.
Victim snored on rape video
In one of the videos shown in court on Friday, the unconscious Pelicot was seen lying on her side – her eyes closed and snoring – as she was allegedly abused by a former pastry chef, 52, who had her husband and dozens of other people. other accomplices are being tried.
Her husband couldn’t bear to watch the video. Dominique Pelicot covered her eyes as it was shown. His victim, on the other hand, bravely watched as the painful recordings were played in court.
The case sparked horror and debate about sexual violence against women far beyond French borders. Gisele Pelicot was allegedly drugged with sleeping pills and raped by her husband for years. Her husband also left her unconscious to other strange men he met on the internet.
Some suspects said they had been ‘deceived’.
While Dominique Pelicot confessed to his crimes, many of his fifty accused accomplices deny their involvement. They claim they were “deceived” by the main defendant. He allegedly told them that his wife had agreed to participate in sex games where she only pretended to be asleep during intercourse.
Source: Krone
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