A 31-year-old man, who claims to be inspired by the erotic saga “ Fifty Shades of Grey ”, has been on trial since Monday at the Vosges assizes for rape. He is accused of having been the perpetrator of rapes against two women, and of “aggravated violence and aggravated sexual assault” against a former partner.
The hearing, which is being held behind closed doors, is scheduled to last until April 19. For psychiatric experts and psychologists, man has "a personality organized around a narcissistic core testifying to high self-esteem"