Austrian woman dies after alleged sexual abuse by husband as prosecutors probe case dubbed Pelicot 2.0 by local media奥地利一名女子在遭到丈夫性侵后死亡，检察官正在调查这起被当地媒体称为“鹈鹕2.0”的案件。
A 40-year-old Austrian woman has died from what prosecutors say were fatal injuries after her husband allegedly sexually abused her while she was “extremely intoxicated and therefore defenseless.”
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A 40-year-old Austrian woman has died from what prosecutors say were fatal injuries after her husband allegedly sexually abused her while she was “extremely intoxicated and therefore defenseless.”
Authorities are now investigating whether other men may have also sexually abused the woman, potentially in exchange for payment. The woman has not been named.
Austrian media have dubbed the case “Pelicot 2.0,” drawing comparisons to the Frenchwoman Gisèle Pelicot, whose former husband Dominique Pelicot drugged her for years and recruited dozens of strangers to rape her while she was unconscious.
Prosecutors in the Austrian city of Wels, about 150 miles West of Vienna, said reports in the local press of a so called wider “rape network” cannot yet be confirmed but remain under investigation.
The victim was found severely injured and bleeding at her home in Marchtrenk, near Wels in Upper Austria, on June 26, according to prosecutors. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene and an autopsy was ordered.
The authorities are investigating claims that the woman was sexually abused by both her 51-year-old husband and another 51-year-old man, the prosecutors said. Both men are now in custody, but prosecutors say only the husband has been linked to the act that caused her death.
The second man has confessed and is remorseful, according to prosecutors. He is being investigated over two alleged instances of abuse of a defenseless or impaired person.
The husband has declined to comment on the allegations. He is being investigated over allegations of abuse of a defenseless or impaired person resulting in death, an offense carrying a potential sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison or life.
He could ultimately face a murder charge, depending on what investigators are able to establish about his intent.
Prosecutors said no money is believed to have changed hands between the husband and the second man currently in custody.
The Wels Public Prosecutor’s Office told CNN the investigation is ongoing and declined to provide further details about the alleged acts, citing respect for the victim and investigative considerations.
CNN’s Caroline Baum and Kara Fox contributed to this report
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一名 40 岁的奥地利女子因丈夫在她“极度醉酒、毫无防备”的情况下对她进行性侵犯而死亡，检察官称其伤势致命。
当局正在调查是否还有其他男子也曾性侵这名女子，并可能以金钱作为交换。该女子的姓名尚未公布。
奥地利媒体将此案称为“佩利科特 2.0”，并将其与法国女子吉赛尔·佩利科特 (Gisèle Pelicot) 的案件相提并论。吉赛尔的前夫多米尼克·佩利科特 (Dominique Pelicot) 多年来一直给她下药，并招募了数十名陌生人在她失去意识时强奸她。
奥地利韦尔斯市（位于维也纳以西约 150 英里处）的检察官表示，当地媒体报道的所谓更广泛的“强奸网络”尚无法证实，但仍在调查中。
据检察官称，6月26日，受害者被发现身受重伤，浑身是血地躺在奥地利上奥地利州韦尔斯附近马尔赫特伦克镇的家中。医护人员当场宣布其死亡，并已下令进行尸检。
检方称，当局正在调查这名女子是否遭到其51岁丈夫和另一名51岁男子的性侵。两名男子目前均已被拘留，但检方表示，只有其丈夫与导致其死亡的罪行有关。
据检方称，第二名男子已认罪并表示悔恨。他目前正因涉嫌两起虐待无助或残疾人的案件接受调查。
丈夫拒绝就这些指控发表评论。他正因涉嫌虐待无助或残疾人士致其死亡而接受调查，该罪行最高可判处 10 至 20 年监禁或终身监禁。
他最终可能面临谋杀指控，这取决于调查人员能够查明他的意图。
检方表示，据信丈夫与目前被拘留的另一名男子之间没有金钱交易。
韦尔斯公共检察官办公室告诉 CNN，调查仍在进行中，并拒绝提供有关指控行为的更多细节，理由是尊重受害者和调查需要。
CNN的卡罗琳·鲍姆和卡拉·福克斯对本报道亦有贡献。