Overview

• A 62-year-old Dijon resident was arrested after investigators concluded he allegedly drugged his 44-year-old wife to facilitate non-consensual group sex.
• The case began when a participant reported that the woman appeared incapacitated and could not give informed consent.
• The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Dijon has charged him with rape by multiple persons aggravated by drugging, a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
• Following separate interrogations, the victim officially lodged a complaint against her husband, adding her account to the investigation.
• Legal analysts note parallels with last December’s Pelicot case, which set sentencing precedents for drug-facilitated, multi-perpetrator rape.