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Ex–Wife of ‘Monster of Avignon’ Speaks Out After Shock Rape Confession

‘I TRUSTED HIM’

Dominique Pelicot surprised the courtroom in France by admitting he was a rapist and implicating the 50 co-defendants accused of sexually abusing his former wife.

David Gardner
David Gardner 

Freelance Reporter

Gisele Pelicot spoke after her former husband Dominique Pelicot, dubbed the “Monster of Avignon,” admitted he was a rapist.
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David Gardner

David Gardner

Freelance Reporter

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