Dominique Pélicot, who has today admitted to drugging his wife and allowing multiple strangers to rape her , left his daughter suffering severe mental distress after she learned of his 'Chamber of Horrors'. Pélicot , 71, stands accused of having drugged and raped his wife Gisèle Pélicot, 72, at least 200 times - before inviting more than 50 men into their marital bedroom to attack her without her consent or knowledge. Today, the French grandfather spoke from the dock in Vaucluse Criminal Court, Avignon, confessing: "I am a rapist, like everyone else in this courtroom.
" When given permission to respond to her ex-husband's opening words, Gisèle - who has bravely waived her rights to anonymity - responded: "For me, it is difficult to hear it. For fifty years, I lived with a man who I would never have imagined for a single second that he could do these acts. I had complete confidence in this man.
" Gisèle, whose adult children have accompanied her during the trial that has shocked the world, was not the only person who was deceived by Pélicot's reportedly 'lovely' facade. The Pélicots lived in a pleasant family home in the idyllic Medieval town of Mazan in the beautiful Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, known for its fragrant lavender fields and thriving green vineyards. However, behind closed doors of their seemingly cheerful home, lay a true 'Chamber of Horrors', according to the devastated daughter whose happy memories have now been shattered.
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