The magnetizer of Charente-Maritime suspected of being a serial rapist in front of the assizes

The trial of a magnetizer from Charente-Maritime accused of rape opens this Monday in Périgueux

Sixteen women are said to have been raped and sexually assaulted during her sessions, in her home in Tonnay-Boutonne in Charente-Maritime. The accused denies the intentional and sexual nature of his actions, and describes a “powerful” magnetism

The magnetizer of Charente-Maritime suspected of being a serial rapist in front of the assizes

Now 76 years old, Joël Merland, a renowned magnetizer, appears on Monday before the Dordogne assize court, in Périgueux, for rape