Avignon, France, Dec 19, 2024 (AFP) - Dominique Pelicot: the 'monster' whose facade crumbled

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His loved ones knew him as a devoted family man. But he had for years been recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his drugged wife without her knowledge. Dominique Pelicot, who had already confessed to the crimes, was sentenced to the maximum term of 20 years in jail by the court in the southern city of Avignon on Thursday after an over three-month trial that shocked France and devastated a family. His now ex-wife Gisele Pelicot once told investi......

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