Gisèle Pelicot's Sons Say Their Dad Should Be 'Punished' for Drugging Her So Dozens of Men Could Rape Her

Mar. 15, 2025

David, left, Florian and Gisèle Pelicot, right.Photo:Christophe SIMON / AFP/ Getty (2)

Gisele Pelicot’s sons David (L) and Florian leave the courthouse after a hearing in the trial of their father Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging their mother for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on November 18, 2024.

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The sons ofGisèle Pelicot— the French woman whose husband admitted todrugging her and having scores of men rape herover the course of several years — testified at their father’s trial and called for his punishment.

The trial of Dominique Pelicot, 71, Gisele’s husband, has shocked observers from around the world after he said he had drugged her and filmed the rapes for nearly a decade from 2011 to 2020, according to U.K. paperThe Times.

On Monday, Nov. 18, Dominique and Gisele’s children; sons David and Florian; and daughter, whose pen name is Caroline Darian; all testified at the trial in Avignon, France, according toReuters,The New York TimesandFrance 24.

“Our family has been destroyed," David Pelicot said, according to Reuters. “I expect from this trial that … these men, and [Dominique], will be punished for the horrors they inflicted on my mother.”

According to the outlet, David, 50, also said the family destroyed pictures of his father.

Florian Pelicot echoed his brother’s call for punishment, asking for a lengthy sentence “so that victims no longer need to be afraid of speaking up,” according to Reuters.

David Pelicot, front left, with Gisèle Pelicot, second from right.CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP/Getty

Gisele Pelicot (C) walks with her son David (2ndL) and her lawyers Stephane Babonneau (R) and Antoine Camus (L) as she arrives at the courthouse of Avignon during the trial of her former husband Dominique Pelicot accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France, in Avignon, on September 23, 2024.

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The New York Timesreported that Florian also testified that the case had led to the dissolution of his own marriage.

“The only difference between her and me is the lack of evidence concerning me,” Darian said, according to France 24. “For me, it’s an absolute tragedy.”

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A total of 51 men are on trial accused of raping Gisele, though several more are believed to have also sexually assaulted her.

Dominique had previously been arrested in December 2020 after allegedly filming up the skirts of three women, prosecutors said.

Gisele, 71, also spoke to the court for a final time Monday, calling it a “trial of cowardice,” according to Reuters.

“It’s time that the macho, patriarchal society that trivializes rape changes … It’s time we changed the way we look at rape,” Gisele reportedly said.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.

source: people.com

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