A man on trial for repeatedly drugging his wife and recruiting dozens to rape her while she was unconscious told a French court that he is a rapist — and that the other accused men are, too.

       The testimony from Dominique Pélicot — his first in the mass rape case that has sent shock waves through the country — appeared to contradict claims from many of the 50 other men who have previously said that they did not know his wife was drugged and that she did not consent to the sexual acts.