Le Scouarnec is facing more than 100 rape charges and over 150 sexual assault charges at trial, with the average age of his alleged victims being just 11 years old.
Psychologists described Mr Pélicot as a "Jekyll and Hyde" character who appeared like a normal husband during the day and then drugged his wife so strangers could rape her at night.
Depraved Joel Le Scouarnec, alleged to be France's worst paedophile, took the stands today at the Morbihan Criminal Court in Vannes.
A report submitted to the court suggested Mr Pélicot displayed a tendency towards "paraphilia" – sexual arousal in atypical situations – and also "somnophilia"– an attraction to unconscious partners.
A SICK surgeon accused of sexually abusing 299 patients has gone on trial in what is being dubbed France's biggest-ever child abuse case.
