Dominique Pelicot admitted to drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over nearly a decade, begging for his family's forgiveness, as he told a French court on Tuesday: "I am a rapist.

Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade, on Tuesday admitted to the various criminal charges he faces in a closely-watched trial,

Dominique Pélicot, 71, spoke for the first time about his crimes at his trial after he was accused of drugging his wife and allowing dozens of strangers to rape her at home in Avignon, France