A man is on trial accused of repeatedly drugging and raping his wife, as well as encouraging dozens of other men to rape her in their home while she was unconscious, court documents show. The alleged victim, Gisèle, 72, appeared in a courtroom in Avignon, France, on Monday for the opening of the trial, sunglasses on, her daughter and two sons by her side. For the next four months, she will come face to face with her accused abusers, most of whom are complete strangers to her. He faces nine charges including several counts of rape with aggravating circumstances, the drugging of a victim to commit rape, and the sharing of images related to those assaults. Prosecutors were able to put together a case because Dominique documented a number of the alleged assaults on camera. Held in pre-trial detention since 2020, courtroom sketches show the defendant entered the courtroom in…
