The Mazan rape trial is entering its sixth week, in Avignon (south of France). Dominique Pelicot is accused of drugging, raping and having his wife Gisèle Pelicot raped for ten years. He appears in court with 50 other people. Tuesday October 8, several witnesses were heard which made it possible to better understand the personality of Dominique Pelicot.
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“ Dominique was a great manipulator. He manipulated his entourage all his life“, affirms Joël, the brother of Dominique Pelicot, heard Tuesday October 8 by the criminal court of Avignon in the so-called Mazan rape trial. For nearly an hour, his testimony, full of resentment, is that of a big brother tired of the lies of the main accusedwhich he compares to Dr. Jekkyl and Mr. Hide, to evoke his dual personality. His speech was marked by some inconsistencies but was nevertheless consistent with that of two men, who had been contacted by Dominique Pelicot, as usual via the coco site, so that they could have relations with his wife.
The first admits to having the impression of being faced with a man who had two personalities. The second will say that he was directive. This is also the heart of the defense of Dominique Pelicot’s 50 co-defendants. Most claim to have been fooled by his manipulative trait. “ Does he have the ability to manipulate? », asks one of the defense lawyers to the husband of the Pelicots’ daughter. And Pierre P. replied: “ I don’t have that feeling, he never manipulated me.” A son-in-law who didn’t see it coming. “The sky is falling on your head », Explains the latter for whom Dominique Pelicot no longer exists.
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