Man Rapes Woman on Daughter’s Birth, Part of Decade-Long Abuse
Dominique Pelicot, dubbed the “Beast of Avignon,” received a 20-year sentence for drugging his wife for over a decade and enabling her rape by 46 other men. One of these men, Joan Kawai, raped Ms. Pelicot on the day his daughter was born, admitting he did not seek her consent while she was unconscious. Pelicot’s crimes, documented in over 20,000 videos, were discovered after an unrelated incident. Ms. Pelicot, who remained unaware of the abuse until her husband’s arrest, publicly celebrated the verdict and advocated for other victims.
John Q. Hosedrinker