He has “always seemed like a nice and quiet gentleman”, “a retired husband, father and grandfather like any other, leading a peaceful life in a medieval village”, writes an editorialist from the Portuguese-speaking editorial team of German radio German wave.
But the reality was quite different regarding Dominique Pelicot, 71 years old, “one of the cruelest sex criminals of recent times”.
If he had a “monstrous behavior”, Dominique Pelicot is not however “a monster”, believes the Brazilian columnist. “He’s a human being, more precisely a man.” While admitting to being embarrassed by the formula “every man is a potential aggressor”, she believes that this case demonstrates that sex offenders “have no face” and that it can be “from anyone: your neighbor, your friend, the local baker or even your husband”.
She also questions the defense of the accused. While Dominique Pelicot admitted the facts during the trial, which began on September 2 and should last until December 20, “the majority” of the 50 other men tried at the Avignon court “seem not to realize that they have committed a crime”, observes the columnist.
“They defend themselves by saying
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