French woman says police investigation of mass rape trauma ‘saved her life’ • FRANCE 24 English
Gisele Pelicot, 71, whose husband has admitted to recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her while she was drugged, took the stand for the first time on Thursday and said that police had saved her life by uncovering the abuse. In almost 90 minutes of testimony, she recounted her mysterious health problems and a fateful meeting with the police in November 2020, during which she was shown images of the sexual abuse orchestrated and filmed by Dominique P.
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48 comments
Why do media blur the criminals faces
This is so sad
How shocking, evil and disgusting. Poor lady so violated.
Y should this lady have to go through this
What is the maximum penalty that the defendants could receive?
I would like to know more about their relationship. It’s a perfect movie script. So much potentially twisted dynamics
Absolutely horrendous
Why are these monsters allowed to hide behind masks & caps ? Show their face , so women stay away from them .
I wonder if his children have visited him to let him know what they think of his despicable behaviour. I wonder if he has the courage to face them.
Terrifying how easily you can get that many men to commit these atrocities in 1km radius around your place 💔 and the guys who refused to do it, never went to the police or did something about it
Also terrifying to know that a dr himself advised the husband in how to drug the wife and even prescribed the drugs 😰
This is horrible
In 2016, there were 4.8 million sex trafficking victims. By now, that number has no doubt increased exponentially…
People(Governments) do not put enough time, money, and resources in it to curb it. So you pick you the lowest hanging fruits(adults)to express your anger and self-righteousness but neglect the children…
Fix the problem…
Poor kids
They look Muslim. DEI.
But she old grandmother why raoe old women that sick she can be thier grandmother
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I am so proud of you Gisele. We support you❤
so they all have rape fetish of elderly? how sick
Now the cowards are wearing masks. Typical. Why are they exposing the victim and not the cowardly men who did this to her? The system is rigged in the favour of criminals.
These r the true face of the westerners who say a woman should not wear hijab they want women to wear skirts so they can film easily.
I'm curious about the husband's relationship with his own mother. He's truly a sick human being, makes me wonder what kind of relationship he had with his mother.
She is brave to come forward like this. Fight till the end.
WTF is going on with French men?!? The barbarism is on another level of cruelty and misogyny!
Strong women 👑
Wwhhhattt?
50 years, and she never knew or felt a bit off about the bedroom??
I’m not buying it.
Why are the criminals allowed to hide their faces??
Recently, a scientist stated that a woman’s biggest threat is her husband. How scary to think that you can’t even let down your guard even at home.
Is there anywhere to send her a message of support?
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These men don’t deserve anonymity
Justice
Good god, this is horrifying. And a bit hot
Amazing woman so brave, having this done by someone u trusted and loved makes its even more heartbreaking. all the best to u and ur family. I hope some day u manage to find peace and happiness. Thanku u again for ur bravery.
Sick and demented ! This poor woman 🙏 for her healing
There you go, stand tall ma’am
He wants wife swap but not her. End up in jail for him
The sex offenders list in France 🇫🇷 just added more males names
Good for her to go public to prevent any behind the door deals. At least the French investigated these type of online crimes. The American government could learn something from the French government on how to not make behind the door deals taking payouts to coverup and do nothing for victims with these online websites.
..and babies and children are drugged as usual practice of abuse, torture, murder in ordinary homes, castles, government and religious, corporate and other 'settings'.
Most don't remember in societies which are asleep.
Big money and small children left alone, ungrown in adults with ginormous needs for fame, attention, money, power and all manner of addictions..
The cycles of this continue until intelligent strong police, professionals, women and men and children like Gisele can tell their truths.
There are likely billions of forgotten, silenced, covered up, distracted and addicted people and truths across the world relative to these from one family, from countless perpetrators and all in the orbits of people involved.
Every 'ripple' of effect is a story of truth.
All these pieces must be connected to understand and stop
the sick cruelties.
Healing, standing with, realising and helping people heal and helping people stop this is
TOP PRIORITY.
Hope their wives left those sickening husbands and know about their true color
Her husband. I can't get over the fact that is was her husband. He was supposed to be her protector. Smh
Patriarchal society..Men stop yourselves and other Males in thinking and behavior…this horrendous abuse towards Women is never okay to joke about to act out and rape.. never justified this sickness. Always speak up… such inner strength she has through such a disturbing and sick display of abusive Men 😢
The fact is, women have to beware of ALL men. No matter what. As a woman, it could be any man.
He was probably drugging her with morning after pills too.
The same happened in South Korea
😓😓😓😓
A lot of these men thought that the husbands permission made it okay.
Usual suspects