Suspect Makes Stunning Confession in French Rape Case Gisèle Pelicot

paris - Andy Rodriguez, a farmer and father of two, confessed in court to engaging in sexual intercourse with Gisèle Pelicot under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, claiming he had nothing else to do on New Year's Eve.

In a shocking revelation at the courthouse, Andy Rodriguez, a farmer and father of two, confessed to engaging in sexual intercourse with Gisèle Pelicot under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. He stated that he went by the Pelicot couple's house 'because he had nothing else to do on New Year's Eve.'

Rodriguez, who admitted to being an alcoholic and regular cocaine user since age fourteen, claimed he had no idea the victim had been drugged, believing it was a consensual scenario between Dominique Pelicot and his then-wife. On that fateful evening in 2018, Rodriguez, 31, encountered the 66-year-old Gisèle Pelicot, more than twice his age.

"I met Dominique Pelicot on New Year's Eve because I had nothing else to do," the defendant stated in court. Alone on December 31, 2018, as his brothers had not invited him due to disagreements over his substance abuse, Rodriguez logged into the Coco.fr swinging site out of boredom.

Having previously met people via the site, especially single women for quick, one-time encounters, Rodriguez connected with Dominique Pelicot that New Year's Eve. 'An hour after exchanging messages, I was at his place. I had taken a bath, put on aftershave, and prepared myself. I never intended to rape Mrs. Pelicot,' he claimed. However, he admitted to having sex with her under the influence of alcohol and cocaine.

Rodriguez also testified that he had experienced a 'swinging encounter' before visiting the Pelicot couple's home in Mazan. Approached in a bar one day by a man asking if he would be willing to have sex with his wife while he watched, Rodriguez agreed. 'We did it that evening, and it went well.' When asked by one of the lawyers, Charlotte Donat, if this explained why he didn't find Dominique Pelicot's proposition unusual, Rodriguez replied, 'Yes, I wasn't surprised.'

During the defendant's testimony, Mrs. Pelicot listened attentively, occasionally shaking her head, with her son David seated beside her. Across the courtroom, Dominique Pelicot, dressed in a light gray fleece, calmly observed Rodriguez's testimony from his glass box.