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Mazan rape trial: the chilling testimony of the victim, Gisèle Pélicot
Gisèle Pélicot spoke on Thursday, September 5, before the criminal court of Avignon, in Vaucluse. She described the scenes of barbarity that she discovered on the videos of the rapes perpetrated by her husband and strangers, while she had been drugged.
(France 2)
Gisèle Pélicot spoke on Thursday, September 5, before the criminal court of Avignon, in Vaucluse. She described the scenes of barbarity that she discovered on the videos of the rapes perpetrated by her husband and strangers, while she had been drugged.
She says that the facade is solid, but the inside is a field of ruins. All morning on Thursday, September 5, in Avignon (Vaucluse), Gisèle Pélicot recounted the unthinkable in front of her husband and 50 men, all accused of aggravated rape. Precise, calm, she delivers a chilling testimony, recounts how her life was shattered in 2020, when she discovered herself on videos like a “rag doll”she said, next to strangers abusing her. Ten years of rape orchestrated and filmed by her husband, who drugged her with sleeping pills.
As she left the hearing, determined, Gisèle Pélicot spoke for the first time: “I try to answer as best I can, and then we’ll have to fight until the end, of course.” Nearly 4,000 photos and videos were allegedly found on her husband’s computer. According to investigators, 200 rapes were committed. In the dock, her husband, Dominique Pélicot, remains stoic. In her fight, Gisèle Pélicot can count on the unwavering support of her children. The accused face 20 years of criminal imprisonment.
