Frenchman accused of enlisting strangers to rape drugged wife

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 30, 2024 9:00 pm

AVIGNON, France — A French retiree goes on trial Monday accused of recruiting dozens of strangers online to rape his wife after he drugged her into unconsciousness, in a case that has horrified the country.

Fifty other men are also on trial in the southern city of Avignon alongside the main suspect, a 71-year-old former employee at France's power utility EDF.

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