Symbolic picture
A French pensioner was tried on Monday. He is accused of drugging his wife and then allowing several strangers to rape her. Since the case came to light, people in France are being outraged. Along with this, 50 people who were recruited online for this incident are also being tried in the southern city of Avignon. Along with this, the main suspect, a 71-year-old former employee of France’s state-owned power utility company EDF, is also being tried. Police have counted a total of 92 rapes committed by 72 men, of which 51 have been identified.
The woman was raped for years
Let us tell you that these men aged 26-74 years are accused of raping a 72-year-old woman. The victim’s lawyers say that she was given so much sedation that she was not aware of this abuse that lasted for a decade. Presiding judge Roger Arata said that this case will be heard in public. The woman’s lawyer Stephen Babonneau said that the woman wants the hearing of this incident to be public, this is the wish of the woman herself, so that it can spread as much awareness as possible so that such incidents never happen again.
The case will be heard in public
One of the woman’s lawyers, Antoine Camus, said that this trial would be extremely disturbing for her. He told AFP, “For the first time she will have to go through the rapes that she has suffered for more than 10 years.” He further said that his client has no memory of that abuse. The woman came to know about this incident in the year 2020. The woman reached the court with her three children. She did not want the hearing of this case to be behind closed doors. The woman said that the accused wanted this case to be heard behind closed doors.
Latest World News
