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.

I maintain that, along with the other men here, I am a rapist,' Dominique Pélicot testified. 'They knew everything. They can't say otherwise.'

The defendant, Lionel R., involved in the mass rape trial said he recognized he did not 'obtain' Gisèle Pelicot's 'consent' after being invited by Dominique Pelicot, Gisèle Pelicot's then-husband, to their home.