A German man has been found guilty of drugging and raping his unconscious wife for years and sharing video of his crimes on the internet, in a case that has drawn comparisons to the trial of Dominique Pelicot in France.
Fernando P., a 61-year-old school janitor, was found guilty of abusing his wife inside the couple’s home, filming it and then sharing it online without the victim’s knowledge.
He was sentenced Friday to 8 years and 6 months in prison following a trial at a court in Aachen, western Germany. An appeal may be filed against the judgment within one week, the court said.
I don’t know about this specific case, but what I do know is that often in cases of abuse there is a certain amount of Gaslighting involved. And even if there is no Gaslighting, the absurdity and horror of it all can lead to victims not wanting to believe what is going on.