A French woman who prosecutors say was raped by dozens of men while drugged by her husband, has told a court of her horror at learning how she had been abused over a period of 10 years.
Gisèle Pélicot who is 72 was giving evidence in the trial of 51 men, including her husband of 50 years, Dominique. All are accused of rape.
Documents before the court show that Dominique Pélicot, 71, admitted to police that he got satisfaction from watching other men have sex with his unconscious wife.
Many of the defendants deny the rape charge against them, claiming they thought they were taking part in a consensual sex game. But Gisèle Pélicot told the court she was "never complicit" in the sexual acts and had not pretended to be asleep.
This is a case that has shocked France,, as the details emerge in a public trial in the city of Avignon. Gisèle Pélicot waived her right to anonymity in order to shift the "shame" onto the accused, her legal team has said.
Taking the stand in court, she said she was speaking for "every woman who has been drugged without knowing it, so that no woman has to suffer."
Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Andrew Harding.
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