He drugged his wife and sold her to 72 men... One of the rapists in the 9-year scandal in France turns out to be Turkish

A Turkish man has been identified among the perpetrators in the chain of rapes that took place in Avignon, France. Dominique Pelicot (72), who drugged his wife every night for 9 years, sold her to 72 men, and held her down and filmed her while she was being raped, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. A Turkish man named Hüsamettin D. (43) was also sentenced for sexually abusing the drugged woman.

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He drugged his wife and sold her to 72 men... One of the rapists in the 9-year scandal in France turns out to be Turkish

According to the British newspaper The Guardian, Hüsamettin is a married man who cares for his disabled son. He is accused of raping Gisèle in June 2019. In court, Hüsamettin stated, "I do not accept being labeled as a rapist; I am not a rapist." Hüsamettin explained that he met Dominique on the internet. He went out that same night to go to the Pelicot couple's home.

WHAT DID HÜSAMETTİN SAY IN COURT?

In court, Hüsamettin said, "The rapist is her husband. I never thought a man would do such a thing to his wife." It is stated that the perverted husband, Dominique, told Hüsamettin during their chat that he was looking for an Arab man, and that he convinced Hüsamettin, who used the nickname Karim on the internet, in this way. Admitting that his wife, Gisèle, who was being raped, "looked like she was dead," Hüsamettin claimed he thought it was a scenario. According to his claim, he asked Dominique if his wife had consented, but he did not know the woman was under the influence of drugs. According to court records, Hüsamettin has been addicted to cannabis since the age of 11 and grew up in an orphanage. He was convicted of drug trafficking in 2000.

MEN TAKEN TO PRISON BY BUS

While Gisele Pelicot (72), who is seeking justice for those horrific scenes, breathed a sigh of relief in court, 20 of the men who received sentences ranging from 3 to 15 years were put on a prison bus and sent to jail. A Turkish man named Hüsamettin Doğan also drew attention among the rapists; his photo appeared in the press, but his specific sentence was not disclosed. According to French law, the sentence given to the perverted husband, who received the heaviest penalty, was considered insufficient, while the other 50 men will remain in custody until their court cases are concluded.

EVERY NIGHT FOR 9 YEARS

In the events that took place between 2011 and 2020, Dominique Pelicot from Avignon had been drugging his wife and then selling her to men in the town and his acquaintances every night. When the woman, who was unaware of anything, asked about it in the mornings, her husband told her different lies each time. The trial, which began this year, concluded the day before yesterday, and the defendants who have been sentenced so far received a total of 420 years in prison.

News Source: 12punto