For more than a decade Pelicot’s husband drugged her and invited other men to allegedly rape her. When she found out, she made an extraordinary decision. Angelique Chrisafis reports
For more than a decade Gisèle Pelicot went to sleep thinking she was in a safe, loving marriage. But when her then husband was arrested she discovered the truth – at night he had been drugging her, so that he could film more than 80 other men allegedly raping her. The trial of Dominique Pelicot and 50 others has horrified France and the world. But the bravery of Gisèle, who has waived her anonymity to raise awareness of violence against women and show that rape survivors have nothing to be ashamed of, has seen her praised for her courage.
Angelique Chrisafis has been in the courtroom and visited the quiet Provence town where the Pelicots lived. She explains how Dominique Pelicot found no difficulty in finding and recruiting men in an online chatroom.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/sep/26/bravery-of-gisele-pelicot-and-rape-the-trial-horrifying-france-podcast
Author : Presented by Helen Pidd, with Angelique Chrisafis; produced by George McDonagh, Alex Bishop and Rudi Zygadlo; executive producer Homa Khaleeli
Publish date : 2024-09-26 02:00:20
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