Dominique Pelicot, who is accused of inviting strangers to rape his wife while she was drugged and unconscious, took the stand for the first time.

A man accused of drugging his then-wife and inviting dozens of men to rape her over nearly a decade is testifying in court in southern France.

CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne reports on the trial underway in France where more than 50 men are accused of raping Gisele Pelicot. Pelicot’s case has sparked outrage in France after her husband of 50 years admitted to drugging her and inviting dozens of men online to rape her.

Dominique Pelicot has been accused of drugging his wife Gisèle Pelicot and inviting dozens of men to rape her between 2011 and 2020

Gisele Pelicot, who was drugged and raped by dozens of men recruited by her husband, on Wednesday called the men standing trial “degenerates” while attempts from some defence lawyers to question her credibility caused outrage in the courtroom.