Joan Kwai, the youngest of 50 men accused of the rape of Gisèle Pélicot, is giving evidence at the courtroom in Avignon today along with six other defendants in the horrifying case

One of more than 50 men accused of raping Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot in a mass rape case that has shocked the world told her in court on Thursday that he was sorry for what he did. Lionel Rodriguez is among a small number of those accused who have admitted to raping Pelicot,

Prosecutors say that, for almost a decade, Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife to rape her, alongside dozens of other men he invited to abuse her.

Video of men allegedly raping a drugged Frenchwoman will not be shown at their trial to the public or journalists, the judge in the case ruled Friday.Judge Arata ruled that ruled the videos could be shown at the request of the prosecution or defence -- but not as a matter of course.