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The anguish of Gisele Pelicot criticizes the victim of the rape in the new book: “Her silence says a lot” | Trending

The anguish of Gisele Pelicot criticizes the victim of the rape in the new book: “Her silence says a lot” | Trending

06 MAR, 2025 06:05 PM Ist

Caroline Darian said that her 72 -year -old mother is not willing to believe her charges against her father.

Gisele Pelicot, the victim of one of the most disturbing cases of mass rape in recent history, was praised for her quiet dignity, after her husband was sentenced to drug and invited dozens of men over a decade to rape. But now she was criticized by her own daughter because she left her down during the French process, because she refused to claim that she was the victim of her father, Dominique Pelicot.

Gisele Pelicot (R) is standing next to her daughter Caroline Darian during the trial of her husband in Avignon. (AFP)
Gisele Pelicot (R) is standing next to her daughter Caroline Darian during the trial of her husband in Avignon. (AFP)

In her book, to remember, Caroline Darian said that her 72 -year -old mother is not willing to believe her and she acted as a “return point” in their relationship. Darian, 46 years old, claimed that her father was a series rapist who had several victims except her mother and that these cases were unsolved by the police.

“I was abused by my father”

Her father Dominique Pelicot took pictures of sleeping in the underwear, which Darian said the court is not hers. She believes that the photos were taken after she was drugged, like her mother. “These two photos were beaten me … I’m sure (there) there are others. I know I was sedated and abused by my father, but I can’t prove that, ”she wrote in the book.

While Dominique Pelicot repeatedly denied that she sexually assaulted her daughter, Gisèle Pelicot refused to answer when she was asked if she agreed with her daughter’s accusations.

“I feel alone”

“It is as if the Earth opened under my feet. Her silence says a lot. I thought we were a united and tight clan … and I am hit by this reality implacable in front: the mother does not want to believe or hear me. I spent four years trying to be there for my mother, cherishing the connection that mattered so much to me. I feel alone in front of a wall of desolation and no one seems to understand, “she wrote in the book.

While Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison, 49 other men were sentenced between 3 and 15 years in prison for the violation or sexual assault of Gisele Pelicot, who refused to remain anonymous to let the trial be organized in public, so that “shame has changed”.

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