September 2nd 2024.
Gisele P sat in the courtroom, wearing dark sunglasses to hide her emotions as her husband Dominique went on trial for orchestrating her rape by dozens of men. It was a horrifying situation, one that she could have kept private by remaining anonymous, but she made the brave decision to waive her right to anonymity.
The pensioner, now 72 years old, had been drugged by her husband for nearly a decade, allowing 72 men to assault her in nearly 100 different instances. She had no recollection of these events until 2020, when police found hundreds of images of her on Dominique's phone. In these images and videos, she was seen unconscious and in a fetal position, evidence of the horrific acts that had taken place in their home in the small village of Mazan, near Avignon, France.
Gisele and Dominique had moved to Mazan from Paris, two years after the abuse began in 2011. According to police, Dominique had used an online forum to recruit strangers to visit their home, a site that has now been shut down. Along with her husband, Gisele also had to face 51 other men on trial, including a forklift driver, fire brigade officer, company boss, and journalist. These men, ranging from 26 to 74 years old, were accused of participating in Dominique's scheme, with no monetary exchange involved.
Most of the men were accused of raping Gisele only once, while some took part in the abuse multiple times. Dominique was also charged with filming the assaults and encouraging the men to use degrading language. In his defense, he claimed that he and his wife were living out their fantasies, but he also admitted to drugging her without her consent using tranquilizers like Temesta.
Experts described Gisele's state as closer to a coma than to sleep, a terrifying realization for her and her family. Despite this, only three men left without assaulting her, according to Dominique's statement to prosecutors. The police had found the stash of images after a security guard caught Dominique secretly filming under the skirts of three women in a shopping center.
As the trial began, Dominique's lawyer, Beatrice Zavarro, stated that he was ready to face his family and his wife. However, for Gisele, this was a horrible ordeal. It was the first time she would have to relive the rapes that she had endured over the course of ten years. Her lawyer, Camus, noted that Gisele could have chosen a trial behind closed doors, but she refused, believing that it was what her attackers would have wanted.
Despite the emotional toll, Gisele had the support of her three children as she faced the trial in Avignon, which was expected to last until December 20. In addition to the charges related to Gisele's abuse, Dominique was also facing charges for a 1991 rape and murder, which he denied, and an attempted rape in 1999, which he admitted after DNA testing.
Experts who assessed Dominique noted that he did not appear to be mentally ill but had a need to feel all-powerful over the female body. It was a disturbing revelation and one that added to the already horrific nature of the crimes committed against Gisele.
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