A victim of the man accused of drugging his now ex-wife and letting at least 50 men rape her while she was sedated has spoken about how her assault led to the discovery of his crimes. Dominique Pelicot,

When she walks into the courthouse in the French city of Avignon, flanked by her children and a team of lawyers, Gisèle Pelicot cuts an unassuming figure. The 72-year-old mother and grandmother, her hair styled into a neat bob,

In the courthouse in the southern French city of Avignon, Gisèle Pelicot spoke out once again on Tuesday about the rapes she suffered at the hands of scores of men while heavily sedated, assaults that were instigated by her husband over a decade.

One of more than 50 men accused of raping Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot in a mass rape case that has shocked the world told her in court on Thursday that he was sorry for what he did.

The woman who for ten years was the victim of her own husband's monstrous acts has become a symbol in France and around the world for female dignity and against 'the worst of male violence'

Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade, begging for his family's forgiveness, as he told a French court on Tuesday: "I am a rapist.

CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne reports on the trial underway in France where more than 50 men are accused of raping Gisele Pelicot. Pelicot’s case has sparked outrage in France after her husband of 50 years admitted to drugging her and inviting dozens of men online to rape her.

A man accused of raping a French woman while she was drugged unconscious by her husband apologised after graphic images were shown in court.