The daughter and daughter-in-law of Gisele Pelicotthe woman to whom my husband was a drug addict for years so that other men could rape her while she was unconscious, testified this Friday in Avignon against the main accused and showed their suspicions to know if they or the grandchildren were also victims of abuse. Caroline Darian She notably recounted how her life and the perception she had of her father, whom she loved and in whom she had “complete trust”, underwent a “cataclysm” in 2020 when her mother called her after discovering almost by chance what her husband had committed against her.
“I loved my father, I loved the image of the man I thought I knew, I loved the image of this healthy, kind and caring man,” Darian explained about Dominique Pélicot, whom he considers today as “one of the The biggest sexual predators of the last 20 years“. During the hearing before the criminal court of Avignon (south-east of France), Darien was also consulted on the photographs of her lying down and naked which appeared in her father’s files and in which at first she did not even recognize herself.
“The man who was my father, in whom I had complete trust, who believed in integrity, who respected his daughter, who was proud of her, who had always encouraged her, I found out he had taken my picture without me knowingnaked,” he told the court. He added that he had a strong belief that at the time of the case photos, she was highlike his mother. Also testified this Friday the stepdaughter of the victimwhich Pélicot had photos taken without your consent in the bathroom of his house.
She was particularly concerned about the possible crimes committed by the accused against his grandchildren, with whom he was very affectionate, and who were often left alone with him. According to the conclusions of the investigation into the case, Gisèle Pelicot, now 71, She was raped dozens of times between 2011 and 2020 by dozens of men with whom her husband, Dominique, had made contact so that in a sort of voyeuristic practice they could have sexual relations with her, who was unaware of anything because she was under the effects of anxiolytics.
Everything was discovered in September 2020 when Dominique Pélicot was arrested by security agents from a supermarket in the town of Carpentras for having filmed the skirts of several women. When the police went to analyze his computer equipment, they came across thousands of photos and videos in which his wife appeared unconscious and were able to see the abuse to which she had been subjected. Gisèle Pelicot testified yesterday and assured that she wanted everything to be known to avoid other cases of women suffering from chemical submission.
In total, in addition to Dominique Pélicot, 50 other men have been identified and are being tried for the crime of aggravated rape, punishable by 20 years in prison. The trial has sparked strong emotion in France and this Friday, the victim’s lawyers publicly requested that there be no online collections to raise funds for Gisèle Pélicot, as the victim did not want this type of support. Such a fundraising operation had been launched by the television star and model Nabilla Vergara, known for several reality TV shows.
