**Serial Rapist's Copycat Abuser Confesses:

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A man who learned to drug and rape his wife from a Frenchman named Dominique Pelicot, who's admitted to drugging and raping his ex-wife, has confessed to his crimes. Pelicot has also admitted to slipping sedatives to render his ex-wife unconscious for other men to rape. The trial has horrified the French and international public, with both victims bravely testifying in court. The copycat abuser is now in jail and deserves punishment, while Pelicot faces charges for abusing his ex-wife and taking part in 10 assaults on the other victim.

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