The main defendant in the Pelicot case, accused of drugging and raping his wife for 10 years, testifies for the last time in court. He guarantees that he knows “what he did and what he did not do”, and continues to deny abuse of his daughter.
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Dominique Pelicot, the man who for ten years drugged and allowed dozens of men to abuse his wife, Gisèle Pelicot, in their home, is being heard this Wednesday for the last time at his trial, at the Court of Avignon, in France. He has “one hope”: that it be proven that he did not abuse his daughter, who uses the pseudonym Caroline Darian.
“Even if she doesn’t love me anymore, I will still love her. I know what I did and what I didn’t do“said Dominique Pelicot, responding to questions from his own lawyer, who reminded him of having taken photographs of his own daughter in lingerie while she was sleeping. “If I had made them, I would say, I don’t remember taking these photos.“Dominique Pelicot alleges, similar to what he said the day before, when he denied having abused his daughter or grandson.
“I can’t add anything, she won’t believe me. I’m not asking you to come after my coffin. But it’s hard when we’re faced with something we can’t prove. The only hope I have is that she can have proof that I never did anything,” he appeals.
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Yesterday, the main accused had already testified, after being questioned by Gisèle Pelicot’s lawyers. He justified his actions by describing his “fantasy” of “dominating a rebellious woman”in this case with whom he married and had three children. Despite not attributing his attacks to the abuse he suffered as a child, the main defendant in the case admitted that the serial rapes he committed were a fantasy derived, according to him, from a rape he says he suffered when he was 9 years old and another rape. in which he was forced to participate when he was 14 years old.
Confrontation between father and daughter is repeated: “You will end up alone like a dog”
The day before, Caroline Darian, daughter of the former Pelicot couple, had already challenged who she calls her “father” instead of her father. The woman considers that her mother’s main aggressor is lying when he guarantees that he did not commit abuse against her.
Continuing his testimony this Wednesday, while being questioned by a lawyer who asked him who he would choose to “support him during his stay in prison,” Dominique Pelicot said: “This could make someone here scream, I would like my daughter to watch.” Me directly in the eyes. “It hurts me to see her like this, contrary to what she thinks.”
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“Say it here, I would never see it. He had many opportunities. You will end up alone like a dog.“Caroline Darian shouted from across the room. According to BFMTV, Dominique Pelicot also stated: “We always end up alone.”
“You especially,” the daughter responded.
Source: Observadora