French man’s ‘disciple’ also drugged, raped wife in similar fashion; learnt tactics in chatroom
French rape case
The court hearing the case of a French man who recruited dozens of strangers to rape his wife, on Wednesday (Sep 12), heard another similar case, involving one of his ‘disciples.’ 71-year-old Dominique Pélicot is facing trial for enlisting strangers to rape his drugged wife for over a decade in the southern village of Mazan.
Now, the court is hearing another case involving a man named Jean-Pierre, an alleged follower of Pélicot. He allegedly came in contact with Pélicot in a chatroom and then followed the same tactic to drug his wife in order to rape her. Jean-Pierre, 63, also enlisted Pélicot to rape his wife. The sedatives that were given to the wife reportedly came from Pélicot only.
The Guardian reported that at least 12 rapes of Jean-Pierre’s wife are alleged to have taken place between 2015 and 2020. The man has admitted charges in the court.
Watch:France Rape Case: Husband drugged wife, orchestrated decade of rape
The lead investigator, Stéphan Gal, told the court that Jean-Pierre asked Pélicot to come to his home when his wife was drugged.
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“Each time that [Pélicot] travelled [there], he provided him with the medication for the next time,” Gal was quoted as saying by the Guardian.
Pélicot’s lawyer informed the court that Pélicot gave Jean-Pierre the medication four times.
The court also heard that Jean-Pierre’s childhood was marked by extreme poverty and violence and sexual abuse within the family. “I was raised by pigs in the woods,” Jean-Pierre would tell his children.
32-year-old son from Jean-Pierre’s first marriage said that the charges against his father were “serious.”
“The charges are very serious and I think he’s conscious of that,” he said, adding his father must speak up in court. He also added that he felt it was a “certainty” that Jean-Pierre was manipulated by Pélicot. “I have the firm conviction that had he not met this person, there would never have been any of this,” he said.
(With inputs from agencies)