Dominique Pelicot – accused of having drugged and raped his wife by dozens of men recruited on the internet – is ” hospitalized “, declared his lawyer on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 before the criminal court of Avignon.
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” He is hospitalized today. “, said Béatrice Zavarro during this seventh day of hearing. Dominique Pelicot, accused of drugging and having his wife raped by dozens of men contacted online, was to be heard for the first time this Tuesday by the court. Faced with this announcement, the president of the court ordered a forensic examination of the accused and repeated that he could request the suspension of the trial, ” until his health improves “. ” It would make no sense to continue without his presence, because a criminal trial is not held without the presence of an accused. ” added the lawyer.
On Monday morning, Dominique Pelicot, 71, had already appeared very diminished when he entered his box, helped by his cane and also leaning against the window. His lawyer had indicated that he was suffering from intestinal pain. The presiding judge had then agreed, with the agreement of the civil parties, that he be excused from the hearing and examined. To the regret of the family of the main victim, Gisèle Pelicot, who would have liked her ex-husband to attend the analyses of the experts, psychologists and psychiatrists, who described a man ” double-sided “, both in his personality and in his sexual attractions.
For ten years, from July 2011 to October 2020, Dominique Pelicot was accused of having raped and had raped his now ex-wife, by dozens of men he recruited on the internet. 50 men aged 26 to 74 are being tried alongside him in Avignon, 17 of whom are being detained, like Dominique Pelicot.
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