The defendant, a 44-year-old supermarket employee and father of three, is among 50 men charged over the decade-long mass rape of Gisele Pelicot

PARIS (Reuters) -Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the nation.

Gisele Pelicot waived her legal right to anonymity in a trial where her husband and 50 others stand accused of raping her when she was unconscious.

Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade, begging for his family's forgiveness, as he told a French court on Tuesday: "I am a rapist.

Hundreds of women rally for Gisele Pelicot, the womanat the center of a mass rape trial that has shocked France:: Paris, France::Textile designer Clementine Goujet: “I would like to tell Gisèle (Pelicot) that we hear her words.

Dominique Pelicot's testimony is set to be key for the other 50 men accused of raping his then wife over nearly a decade.

PARIS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities across France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her in a case that has shocked the nation.

A man identified only as Lionel R. appeared in court in Avignon, France, on Thursday, Sept. 19 and claimed Dominique Pelicot told him that his wife Gisèle Pelicot liked having sex with other men while sedated,

Nathalie inadvertently captured the moment that led to the arrest of Dominique Pelicot. She caught him trying to film underneath her skirt.