Pervert husband faces 20 years' jail for inviting 83 men to rape his drugged wife
Detectives uncovered stash of videos of attacks on USB stick after man was arrested for filming up women's skirts
A French man has been accused of recruiting at least 83 men to rape his drugged wife, and filming the abuse.
The man, named by prosecutors as Dominique P, is understood to have found his wife's attackers on a sick internet forum called "Without Her Knowing" on which users discuss performing sex acts on unwitting partners.
A total of 51 men, aged 26 to 73, have been charged with rape between 2011 and 2020. In 2021, it was reported 33 had already been jailed.
Prosecutors say the husband, who drugged his wife with Lorazepam mixed into her food, stored his videos of the rapes on a USB stick marked 'Abuses'.
It was uncovered in a search of the couple's home in Mazan, near Avignon in the south of France, after Dominique, now 70, was arrested in 2020 for filming up the skirts of customers in a supermarket in nearby Carpentras.
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The wife, now in her early 60s, who is referred to by the pseudonym Francoise, has battled with depression since the abuse came to light, and has filed for divorce.
Medical examinations revealed she had been infected with four sexually transmitted diseases.
A lawyer for some of the suspects claims they believed the wife was simulating being unconscious as part of a sex game.
But the husband claims to have briefed them before each episode of abuse.
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Dominique P's trial is expected to take place next year.
It was previously reported he could face a jail term of up to 20 years.
He has told investigating magistrates he loves his "saint" wife. His lawyer said Francoise was "his first love, indeed the only love of his life".