# Man pleads guilty to raping woman drugged by her husband

A pensioner has pleaded guilty to raping a woman who had been drugged and offered to strangers by her husband, in a case that has shocked France. The trial stems from the investigation into Dominique Pelicot, accused of sedating his wife Gisèle and recruiting dozens of men to assault her over nearly a decade. The case has become a landmark for consent law and sparked nationwide protests against sexual violence.

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## Sources

### World
- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/15/pensioner-pleads-guilty-to-raping-woman-drugged-by-husband) — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:08:02 GMT
- [BBC World](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqwyrn1l74zro?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:52:44 GMT
- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/clavicular-pleads-not-guilty-rape) — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:17:49 GMT
- [BBC World](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwz0vg2j442lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss) — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:43:41 GMT
- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/28/oanne-young-sexual-assault-trial-ex-husband-court-england) — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 18:22:34 GMT
- [The Guardian World](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/nov/02/defendant-tells-court-he-believed-he-had-consent-of-woman-drugged-by-her-husband) — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:59:20 GMT