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| Dominique Pelicot questioned over murder and attempted rape during 1990s | |
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| Dominique Pelicot, who drugged and raped his then wife Gisèle and recruited dozens of men to abuse her over almost a decade, has been questioned over two other attacks dating back to the 1990s. | Dominique Pelicot, who drugged and raped his then wife Gisèle and recruited dozens of men to abuse her over almost a decade, has been questioned over two other attacks dating back to the 1990s. |
| The 72-year-old Frenchman, who was jailed for 20 years in December, is being investigated over the alleged rape and murder of property agent Sophie Narme in Paris on 4 December 1991. He denies the offence. | The 72-year-old Frenchman, who was jailed for 20 years in December, is being investigated over the alleged rape and murder of property agent Sophie Narme in Paris on 4 December 1991. He denies the offence. |
| Investigators also quizzed him about the attempted rape of another young property agent, known by the pseudonym Marion, in a suburb of the capital on 11 May 1999. | Investigators also quizzed him about the attempted rape of another young property agent, known by the pseudonym Marion, in a suburb of the capital on 11 May 1999. |
| During his trial, Pelicot admitted to that offence after DNA evidence taken from blood found on Marion's shoe was linked to him. | During his trial, Pelicot admitted to that offence after DNA evidence taken from blood found on Marion's shoe was linked to him. |
| However, when he was asked about Sophie Narme during the same trial, he said he had "nothing to do" with the killing. | However, when he was asked about Sophie Narme during the same trial, he said he had "nothing to do" with the killing. |
| Investigators have previously pointed to similarities between the two cases. | Investigators have previously pointed to similarities between the two cases. |
| In the 1991 murder, the victim was attacked by a man who used a false name to book a viewing for an apartment. Detectives say Pelicot did the same in 1999. | In the 1991 murder, the victim was attacked by a man who used a false name to book a viewing for an apartment. Detectives say Pelicot did the same in 1999. |
| Gisèle's public evidence has triggered a wider debate in France | Gisèle's public evidence has triggered a wider debate in France |
| The smell of the anaesthetic drug ether was detected by police at the 1991 crime scene. Police say it was also used in the 1999 attack do subdue the victim. | The smell of the anaesthetic drug ether was detected by police at the 1991 crime scene. Police say it was also used in the 1999 attack do subdue the victim. |
| The two cases were grouped together in September 2022 and have been investigated by a team which specialises in unsolved cases and serial crimes. | The two cases were grouped together in September 2022 and have been investigated by a team which specialises in unsolved cases and serial crimes. |
| Pelicot was placed under formal investigation in October 2022 over both crimes. | Pelicot was placed under formal investigation in October 2022 over both crimes. |
| The criminal case against Pelicot and the 49 other men accused of raping Gisèle lasted for three months and was France's largest ever rape trial. | The criminal case against Pelicot and the 49 other men accused of raping Gisèle lasted for three months and was France's largest ever rape trial. |
| By the time it ended, she had become a national figure and was met by crowds of hundreds of people chanting her name outside court. | By the time it ended, she had become a national figure and was met by crowds of hundreds of people chanting her name outside court. |
| Her decision to make the trial public has generated renewed conversations around rape, consent and gender violence in France. | Her decision to make the trial public has generated renewed conversations around rape, consent and gender violence in France. |