Florian, one of the Pelicot couple's sons, attacks his father during his first speech at the Mazan rape trial

The three children of Gisèle and Dominique Pelicot, Florian, David and Caroline, take turns speaking in court on Monday.

The tone rose at the Mazan rape trial. “This gentleman has climbed the ladder of unrealized fantasies through a violence that he has, in reality, always had within him. This is what I am saying today at this bar”estimated David Pelicot, one of the couple's children, who spoke Monday, November 18 at the hearing for the first time. “You always said our mother was a saint. But you were the devil himself.”for his part castigated his brother Florian, who succeeded him at the helm.

“I don’t think you’ll ever tell the truth!”David launched towards Dominique Pelicot, evoking the accusations of his sister who is certain of having, like her mother Gisèle, been drugged by her father.

“I can ask you to please accept my apologies for what I have done.”try Dominique Pelicot. “Never”, the son retorted. The couple's three children, Florian, David and Caroline, take the stand on Monday. The trial has entered its final stretch concerning the facts, before the start of the pleadings.