A Frenchman who is on trial for drugging his wife and letting multiple strangers rape her is not avoiding his trial, his lawyer has said after he said he was too ill to give evidence. The year-old, who has admitted the charges against him, was due to be cross-examined at the Vaucluse Criminal Court in Avignon , where he is one of 51 defendants.
But, before proceedings were due to get underway, he appeared too ill to carry on, and was rushed out of the building. Physically, he is here, but probably not in a fit state to take part in the proceedings in a calm manner. But he has not appeared at his trial for the past two days because of ill health. He briefly turned up on Wednesday, with his left hand supporting his head as he slumped against the side of a gallery, looking around the court with a vacant expression.
He will be here. He is not a robot. Caroline Darian, 46 said he secretely photographed her in the nude, along with her two sister-in-laws. His devices were searched, and there were hundreds of photos and pornographic videos of women, including family members. Detectives have listed a total of 92 rapes committed by 72 men, 51 of whom have been identified. Alleged rapists involved in the case include civil servants, ambulance workers, soldiers, prison guards, nurses, a journalist, a municipal councillor, and truck drivers.
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