Caroline Darian, daughter of Dominique and Gisèle Pelicot, encourages charges against her father, accusing him of drugs and rapes – something he has always denied.
Last December Dominique Pelicot was sentenced to 20 years in prison For the drugging of his ex -wife, Gisèle, he raped and urged dozens of men to abuse her for almost a decade.
Pelicot recorded the rapes of his wife, collecting hundreds of videos he duly cataloged at the hard drive.
Among them were two photographs of his daughter, in which Mrs. Darian, 46, says that she is obviously unconscious, that she sleeps in an unknown position and bears underwear he does not recognize.
Dominique Pelicot offered conflicting explanations for photographs, but always denied a sexual attack on his daughter.
Mrs. Darian said for a long time that the photos were proof that her father also drugged her and raped her.
“I know he drugged me, probably because of sexual abuse. But I have no evidence,” the BBC said when January, when She also talked about the shock that these pictures were shown by the police for the first time.
AND heated exchange in the courtroom between Mrs. Darian and her father They were some of the most dramatic in a 16 -week trial that shocked France and the world. “I never touched you,” Pelicot prayed to his daughter during a session. “You’re lying!” Mrs. Darian shouted.
Mrs. Darian said earlier that she felt that the “forgotten victim” was trials because, unlike the mother of the mother, there was no record of abuse, which she was convinced was inflicted on her.
Said Elle France earlier this week that the accusations that under the pressure of his father were “symbolic” but “in accordance with what I said from the beginning: that I am a victim of chemical obedience [drug-facilitated assault] but never recognized as such. “
She hired lawyer Florence Rault to represent her.
For many years Mrs. Rault has been fighting for justice for two women who have been Victims of violent temptations in the 1990s.
First, a young property agent, known for his pseudonym Marion, was a victim of raping attempts in 1999, which Policot admitted.
The second – also an agent of the estate in his 20s – was raped and killed in 1991. Pelicot is currently being explored in this case, but he has always denied any involvement.
Mrs. Darian said she saw similarities between her and Marion. “We look strangely similar. She’s blonde, her hair broke, we were born the same year … I wanted to meet her lawyer and hear all the details,” said Elle France.
In her police complaint, quoted by French media, Mrs. Rault complained that Mrs. Darian had never been offered to gynecological examinations or had been tested for drugs used by Pelicot on his wife.
Mrs. Rault said the investigation had only focused on Gisèle Pelicot and that her client was treated as a “peripheral victim.” She asked the authorities to launch a fresh “serious and deep” investigation.
Béatrice Zavarro, lawyer Dominique Pelicota, told the French media that Mrs. Darian’s decision was to filed “not surprising given her statements and beliefs during the Avignon trial.”
She also said that prosecutors in Avignon, in southeast of France, said that there were not enough “objective elements” to accuse Policot of raping and using a chemical tradition of their daughter.
Forty -nine men were convicted in December with Dominque Pelicot. They are all declared guilty of at least one charge – rape or sexual attack – against Gisèle Pelicot.
Seventeen initially said they would complain of allegations against thembut seven have since changed their minds.
Those who decide to pressure with their complaints will go to a trial at the end of the year in Nîmes in southern France.
The first trial – which lasted from September to December 2024. – It attracted attention around the world thanks to the decision of Gisèl, Pelicot to renounce its anonymity and open the trial of the public and the media.
