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Ex-husband in France gang rape trial asks family for “forgiveness”
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Ex-husband in France gang rape trial asks family for “forgiveness”

This courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Gisèle Pelicot, left, and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, right, during her trial, at the Avignon courthouse, in Avignon, southern France , September 17, 2024. © Valentin Pasquier, AP

This courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Gisèle Pelicot, left, and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, right, during her trial, at the Avignon courthouse, in Avignon, southern France , September 17, 2024. © Valentin Pasquier, AP AP-Valentin Pasquier

Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman who admitted to drugging his ex-wife Gisèle for a decade and inviting dozens of men recruited online to rape her, asked his family on Monday, December 16 to forgive him and congratulated his now ex- wife for her courage during her trial. Selina Sykes from FRANCE 24 tells us more from Avignon.