Dominique Pelicot, after raping his wife for years: “I should never have done this, I'm going to die like a dog” | Video

Avignon (France), Nov 20 (EFE) - Dominique Pelicot, the man who for 10 years drugged his wife to abuse her without her consent and to be raped by dozens of other men he recorded, said Wednesday: “I should never have done this, I'm going to die like a dog.

Amid tears, he ended his last statement before the Avignon Criminal Court by addressing his ex-wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and his daughter, Caroline Darian, to whom he reiterated his apologies for all the pain caused, even though he acknowledged that “it will not be enough”.

CAMERA: EDGAR SAPIÑA MANCHADO

SOUNDBITES OF BÉATRICE ZAVARRO, DOMINIQUE PELICOT'S LAWYER, ON THE 49TH DAY OF THE TRIAL TAKING PLACE AT THE COURT IN AVIGNON, SOUTHEASTERN FRANCE, WHICH IS INVESTIGATING THE CASE OF THIS MAN, ACCUSED OF HAVING DRUGGED AND RAPED HIS THEN WIFE, GISÈLE PELICOT, FOR 10 YEARS, TO ALSO OFFER HER TO MORE THAN FIFTY MEN, AMONG WHOM THERE ARE 50 DEFENDANTS.

Béatrice Zavarro, Dominique Pelicot's lawyer.

"It was a Dominique Pelicot that I would have liked that he expressed himself more before and not in the final moments. But at least it has the merit of being said, of being received, of being heard. If it is understood, perfect. If it is believed, even better. If not, it doesn't matter, but in any case, that is the truth of Dominique Pelicot".

Metadata

Date: 20/11/2024 11:59 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Crime » Sexual assault
Crime, law and justice » Trials
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 20 seconds
Reference: 7001417917
Relevance: Normal