Specialists on Monday had described Pelicot as a self-centred manipulator with no empathy and a cut up persona.
The principle accused’s lawyer Beatrice Zavarro had mentioned that her consumer had been wanting ahead to “explaining” what he did.
The household’s lawyer Stephane Babonneau mentioned it was “completely needed that Mr Pelicot be handled medically and be capable to attend the debates”.
Gisele “Pelicot and her kids don’t want to be heard with out him being current,” he added.
Till a call on whether or not or to not droop the trial, an investigator and an data expertise skilled had been to talk to the courtroom on Tuesday.
Pelicot stored meticulous information of the abuse of his spouse, found after police seized his laptop and different tools.
A lot of the alleged rapes passed off within the Pelicot dwelling in Mazan, a village of 6,000 folks within the southern area of Provence.
His daughter Caroline Darian, 45, has mentioned her life was “actually turned the wrong way up” when she heard of the alleged abuse.
Bare photomontages of her had additionally been discovered on his laptop.
The couple’s two different sons are nonetheless because of communicate.