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AVIGNON, France - One of more than 50 men accused of raping Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot in a mass rape case that has shocked the world told her in court on Thursday that he was sorry for what he did.Lionel Rodriguez is among a small number of those accused who have admitted to raping Pelicot, who was abused by dozens of strangers over nearly a decade while knocked unconscious by drugs her husband Dominique gave her without her knowing.
"The case has triggered protests across France in support of Gisele Pelicot, who asked for the trial not to be held behind closed doors in order to shed light on the abuse.The fact that dozens of seemingly ordinary men, currently aged 26 to 74, and from all walks of life, could rape an unconscious woman has attracted worldwide attention and turned the trial into a symbol of the pervasiveness of sexual violence.Rodriguez admitted during the investigation that he had raped Gisele Pelicot.
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