Gisele Pelicot's husband is now being investigated for rape and MURDER following his conviction… as psychologist reveals extraordinary details of his sexual abnormalities but insists the Monster of Avignon is NOT a monster
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Serial rapist Dominique Pelicot is already likely to die behind bars after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for the campaign of abuse he and dozens of strangers waged against his wife Gisele. But he could yet face another shameful trial as investigators believe the depraved 72-year-old may be responsible for the rape and murder of Sophie Narme, a real estate agent, in 1991.
![[Gisele Pelicot leaves the courthouse after hearing the verdict of the court that sentenced her ex-husband to the maximum term of 20 years jail]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/08/93322099-14213075-Gisele_Pelicot_leaves_the_courthouse_after_hearing_the_verdict_o-a-4_1734683268739.jpg)
Detectives are probing the cold case that bears a shocking resemblance to an attempted rape of 23-year-old real estate agent known as Marion in 1999. She fought her attacker off, and Pelicot's DNA was later recovered at the scene - though he maintains he did not try to rape her.
![[In a selfie snapped by her cruel and abusive spouse, Gisele is seen beaming at the camera held by her then-spouse at a sun-soaked marina]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/08/93323911-14213075-In_the_selfie_snapped_by_her_cruel_and_abusive_spouse_Gisele_is_-a-6_1734683338281.jpg)
It comes as psychologists who interviewed Pelicot explained his complex psychological issues, positing that sexual abuse he claimed to have experienced as a child likely 'sharpened' traits that led him to become the man who so heinously abused his own wife.
![[One of the rapists who had served time in remand is challenged by crowds outside the court]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/08/93318893-14213075-One_of_the_sex_attackers_was_met_by_a_furious_crowd_when_he_was_-a-5_1734683299138.jpg)
Dr Laurent Layet - one of the first doctors to interview with Pelicot following his arrest in 2020 for taking photos up women's skirts in a shopping centre - said he encouraged authorities to further investigate the man whom he said showed 'no signs of severe mental illness'.
![[Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of an alleged mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, leaves the courthouse surrounded by French police and journalists after the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused, in Avignon, France, December 19, 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/08/93317913-14213075-Frenchwoman_Gisele_Pelicot_the_victim_of_an_alleged_mass_rape_or-a-1_1734683238539.jpg)
Dr Layet declared that Pelicot exhibited 'egomania, narcissistic fragility, emotional disorders... an abnormal sexual deviancy combining candaulism [exposing your female partner to others for sexual enjoyment], voyeurism and somnophilia.'. Pelicot is definitely not 'mad', and cannot chalk his crimes up to mental illness, the psychologist said.
![[A man hiding his face is surrounded by French police, journalists and protesters as he leaves after the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/08/93317915-14213075-A_man_hiding_his_face_is_surrounded_by_French_police_journalists-a-2_1734683255141.jpg)
