Lawyers denounce medical negligence, as the main accused has been unable to appear for eight days, and his testimony has been postponed several times. His own daughter describes him as "the biggest sexual predator France has had in the last two decades.

The French woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband and raped by dozens of men while unconscious is becoming a symbol of the nation's fight against sexual violence.

I maintain that, along with the other men here, I am a rapist,″ Dominique Pélicot told the court. “They knew everything. They can’t say otherwise.”

Gisele Pelicot, who was drugged and raped by dozens of men recruited by her husband, on Wednesday called the men standing trial "degenerates" while attempts from some defence lawyers to question her credibility caused outrage in the courtroom.

Gisele Pélicot and her lawyers arrived in court on Tuesday morning for the trial of Dominique Pélicot, the man accused of drugging his wife so that dozens of men could have sexual intercourse with her while she laid unconscious.

Dominique Pelicot told the court, "I am a rapist, just like the others in this room." Cover Media - Shareable Cover Media - Shareable

Frenchman Jean-Pierre Marechal has told a court that Dominique Pelicot supplied him with tranquilisers and convinced him to abuse his own wife.

Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade, begging for his family's forgiveness, as he told a French court on Tuesday: "I am a rapist.

Gisèle Pélicot has become a symbol of the fight against sexual violence in France for agreeing to waive her anonymity in the case centered on Dominique Pélicot.

Dominique Pelicot, 71, is accused of drugging his wife Gisèle to sleep and recruiting dozens of men to abuse her.