A victim of the man accused of drugging his now ex-wife and letting at least 50 men rape her while she was sedated has spoken about how her assault led to the discovery of his crimes. Dominique Pelicot,

Hundreds of people, mostly women, gathered in cities around France on Saturday in support of Gisele Pelicot, a woman whose husband is on trial, accused of drugging her and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade in a case that has shocked the nation.

Gisele Pélicot and her lawyers arrived in court on Tuesday morning for the trial of Dominique Pélicot, the man accused of drugging his wife so that dozens of men could have sexual intercourse with her while she laid unconscious.