Warning: This story contains descriptions of sexual abuse.
A man is on trial in southern France accused of drugging and sexually abusing women, as well as filming some of the assaults.
Dance teacher and self-taught hypnotherapist Cyril Zattara is charged with raping 14 women over a decade, as well as allegedly secretly filming around 20 other women.
Zattara, who has been held in detention awaiting trial since 2021, has admitted 10 rape charges.
The trial is being held behind closed doors in the city of Aix-en-Provence at the request of one of the alleged victims and is due to last at least two weeks. Others had sought open proceedings, saying they wanted their voices to be heard by as many people as possible.
Zattara allegedly slipped sleeping pills into women's drinks before sexually assaulting them, and investigators found photos and videos on his computer that showed the alleged victims in a lethargic state during sex.
One woman, who filed a complaint against him in 2019 after attending one of his hypnosis sessions, reported that after drinking wine he provided, she woke up with fragmented memories of being raped and feeling ill.
His DNA was found as evidence, along with drug traces in her system, indicating the use of potent sedatives.
This trial follows the high-profile case of Dominique Pelicot, who was jailed for drugging and raping his ex-wife Gisèle while inviting others to abuse her over nearly a decade.
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