Frenchman on trial for mass rape of wife back in court
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00:00It was his turn to take the stand, yet accused mass-rape mastermind Dominique Perico was
00:06a no-show in court on Tuesday.
00:08According to his lawyer, the 71-year-old, on trial for drugging his wife and inviting
00:13over 90 men to rape her, was hospitalised after feeling ill the day before.
00:19She denied any allegations that the timing was planned.
00:23I received a text message a few moments ago telling me that he would be hospitalised today
00:28to receive the necessary care.
00:30At the same time, the President of the Criminal Court, Mr Arata, decided to order a medical
00:34assessment to know precisely the situation of Mr Perico's health.
00:40Dominique Perico has shocked and outraged France after he admitted to abusing his wife
00:45without her knowledge between 2011 and 2020.
00:48He drugged her with sleeping pills and invited dozens of men of all ages and walks of life
00:53to rape her in her own home while filming the acts.
00:57Investigators drew up a list of 72 suspects besides the husband and have so far managed
01:03to identify 50 of them, aged between 26 and 74, all on trial.
01:08For Gisèle Perico, who requested the trial be open to the public, he must be present
01:13for the proceedings.
01:16The question that arises is how can this trial continue if Dominique Perico is not present.
01:21There cannot be a trial if Perico's health and his ability to stand trial are not guaranteed.
01:29Monday saw experts analyse the psychological profile of the accused, who described him
01:33as a self-centred manipulator with no empathy and a split personality.
01:40This case is a psychiatric, psychological and above all sexological enigma.
01:45The key word I think is dissonance, that is to say that in the same personality different
01:49and incompatible realities can and do exist, hence the psychic blindness of those around.
01:56Dominique Perico and the other defendants face up to 20 years in prison, with the trial
02:00set to go on until December 20th.