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International Business Times
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David Courbet and Philippe Siuberski

'I Am A Rapist,' Says Frenchman In Mass Rape Trial

Gisele Pelicot (centre) has requested that the trial be open to the public to raise awareness (Credit: AFP)

"I am a rapist," a 71-year-old Frenchman accused of drugging his wife so he and scores of strangers could assault her told a court Tuesday, returning to the dock after being ill for around a week.

Dominique Pelicot used a cane as he slowly entered the courtroom in the southern city of Avignon, before sitting on a blue armchair to give him enough comfort to take part in the hearings.

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