Monster of Avignon stuns courtroom with shocking admission

The 'Monster of Avignon' stunned the courtroom in his closely watched trial today as he admitted to drugging his wife and allowing multiple strangers to rape her.

Dominique Pélicot, 71, spoke for the first time about his crimes on Tuesday morning after a period of absence from his trial due to sickness.

'I am a rapist, like everyone else in this courtroom,' he admitted today during a trial that has captured the world's attention for its scale and horror. 'I recognise the facts in their totality'.

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