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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Philippe Siuberski and David Courbet

Frenchman On Trial For Mass Rape Of Wife To Testify Wednesday

Gisele Pelicot was troubled by memory lapses for years (Credit: AFP)

A Frenchman being tried for recruiting strangers to rape his drugged wife will be back in court to testify on Wednesday after being admitted to hospital, the presiding judge at his trial said.

The hospital admission on Tuesday of Dominique Pelicot, a 71-year-old retiree accused of repeatedly raping and enlisting dozens of strangers to abuse his heavily sedated wife, had sparked speculation that the trial may be adjourned, but the presiding judge said the trial could now continue as planned.

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