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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Peter Allen

Gisele Pelicot's husband admits 'I am a rapist' in France mass rape trial that has shocked nation

One of the worst sexual predators in French history on Tuesday admitted drugging his wife and allowing multiple strangers to attack her, saying: ‘I am a rapist, like everyone else in this courtroom’.

Dominique Pelicot, 71, spoke for the first time about his crimes on Tuesday morning, saying: “I recognise the facts in their totality”.

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