French woman says police investigation of mass rape trauma ‘saved her life’ • FRANCE 24 English



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
  1. 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

  2. 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…

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. ..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.

  7. 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 😢

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