Giselle Pelicot, a female symbol in France: She exposed those who raped her every night at her husband’s command – the entire time of the trial

The very dark side of French society with prominent members raping a woman while she was drugged with her husband pulling the strings of this freaky case, is revealed day by day during the trial of 71-year-old Dominique Pelicot in Avignon. The power of this woman, Giselle Pelikot, who asked the judges not to do the trial behind closed doors, but also the support of children is admirable. It is worth noting that many times during the hearing the children left the hall unable to withstand what was heard. Their mother, Giselle Pelicot, suffered a decade of abuse, drugged by her husband, Dominique Pelicot, and delivered to dozens of men. Of the 51 defendants only 14 have admitted their responsibility. Some tried to justify themselves, citing the influence that Dominique Pelicot allegedly exercised on them, or downgrading their participation. L’affaire devient peu à peu internationale. — Daz (@LeRookieDaz) How they got to his trail Dominique Pelicot’s surveillance at a supermarket led to his arrest as a suspect in sexual crimes. The trial, which is expected to last many months, will continue with the testimony of the political plaintiffs, including Giselle Pelicot. For 10 years Dominique Pelicot, 71, was crushing anti-anxiety pills at his wife’s dinner and using online platforms to invite men to rape her at the couple’s house and other places the family used. Dominique Pelicot has stated that all men knew that his wife was drugged and unconscious, according to Le Monde. Police believe he set strict rules, such as not smelling perfume or smoke that could wake his wife, and not use condoms. Some of the defendants claimed that they thought the couple were swingers living a sexual fantasy and did not know that the victim had not consented to rapes. Pelicots were married for more than 50 years and had three children, according to the French media. The couple lived in the suburbs of Paris and moved to Mazan a town in Provence, after their retirement. De : hombre es por y permitir que violaran a su Debido a la esposa de Pelicot no sabía nada de las violaciones, que tuvieron lugar en su casa en la ciudad de , en el sur de , hasta que la se las contó hase… (@MexicoPost) Yet behind the veil of a normal family life, there was a dark and twisted reality. According to Le Monde, investigators argue that the victim was raped at least 92 times while unconscious, by at least 72 people. Among the defendants are truck drivers, a firefighter and a journalist. Their ages range from 26 to 74 years. Some are married to children. Some are accused of raping the victim once, others up to six times. The ‘Based’ folder Dominique Pelicot’s activity began to be controlled in 2020, when three women denounced him for trying to film them under their skirts, according to prosecutors. Police arrested him and confiscated his electronic devices, where they found hundreds of photos and videos that allegedly show his wife being sexually abused by many men, Babonno said. Many of the records were categorized in a file called “malignment”, according to the French media. Police also found photographs of the couple’s daughter that appear to have been taken without her consent while she was in the bathroom or sleeping. He thought he was sick. Giselle’s lawyer said his client had not realized that he had been raped repeatedly, but had experienced alarming symptoms, such as memory loss and hair loss, inflammation of the cervical and abdominal pain. He suspected he might have Alzheimer’s or cancer. Abuse left the woman with at least four sexually transmitted diseases and other physical and psychological scars. Dominique Pelicot is also accused of participating in two old cases: a rape and murder in 1991 and an attempt to rape in 1999. He has denied his involvement in the 1991 case, but admitted his involvement in the rape attempt after identification of his DNA, collected during the investigation into his wife’s abuse, with the DNA found at the scene of the other crime, according to the French media.