Gisele Pelicot: Husband 'destroyed' and betrayed me, says woman at centre of France mass rape trial

The woman at the centre of a mass rape trial in France has said she cannot comprehend how the "perfect man" betrayed her - as she spoke in court for the first time.

Gisele Pelicot, 72, was sedated and raped by her former husband Dominique Pelicot.

For almost a decade, he crushed sleeping pills and other anti-anxiety drugs into her food and drink and allegedly recruited men online to rape her.

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