Dominique Pelicot, the French man jailed last year for drugging and raping his wife, could avoid prosecution for a separate murder due to lost evidence, it has emerged.

FILE - This courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Gisèle Pelicot, left, and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, right, during his trial at the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, on Sept ...

Dominique Pelicot is accused of inviting more than 50 men to secretly rape his wife while she was drugged unconscious in a trial that has gripped France and raised new awareness about sexual ...

A courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Gisèle Pelicot, left, and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, right, during his trial at the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, on Sept. 17, 2024.

French President Emmanuel Macron has praised Pelicot’s wife and mass rape victim Gisèle for her dignity and courage which has “moved and inspired France and around the world”. It comes as her children ...

FILE - This courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Gisèle Pelicot, left, and her ex-husband Dominique Pelicot, right, during his trial at the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, on Sept ...

Pelicot’s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, and all but one of his co-defendants were convicted of sexually assaulting her over a period of nearly a decade after he’d knocked her unconscious by ...

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband Dominique Pelicot is on trial with 50 other men - the BBC's Laura Gozzi is reporting live from the court in Avignon.

Dominique Pelicot, 72, was in December sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacks on Gisele Pelicot, also 72, that extended over a decade. They took place at the family home near Avignon, in the ...

Dominique Pelicot, who was married to Gisèle for 50 years, had pleaded guilty to the charges and a panel of five judges sentenced him to the maximum 20 years in jail, as requested by prosecutors.

Gisele Pelicot looks on at the Avignon courthouse during the trial of her former partner Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their ...

Dominique Pelicot, the French man jailed last year for drugging and raping his wife, could avoid prosecution for a separate murder due to lost evidence, it has emerged. Police officers are not able to ...