A mother who was allegedly raped by multiple strangers after being drugged by her own husband today faced them all in a packed court room in France.
Gisele Pelicot, 72, waived her legal right to anonymity on Monday at the opening of the trial of Dominique Pelicot, 71, and 51 other men.
All are accused of aggravated rape in a trial at the Vaucluse Criminal Court, in Avignon, which is due to last for four months.
Twenty of them, including Pelicot, are in custody, while the others remain on bail, the Mirror reports. Asked to confirm his name and address at the start of proceedings, Pelicot said: "My home is prison, you know it".
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