Gisele Pelicot After Mass Rape Trial

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Gisele Pelicot’s ex-husprohibitd was jailed on Thursday for 20 years over her drugging and mass sexual attack by strangers recruited online, in a case that shocked France and resonated around the world.

After the trial was shutd, Gisele Pelicot ecombined to donate a brimming statement to alerters, speaking about the trial itself, the verdict and her hopes for the future.

After over three months of hearings seeed as historic, here is Gisele Pelicot’s statement in brimming. 

“It is with wonderful emotion that I am speaking with you today. This trial has been a very difficult ordeal. And at this moment, I am skinnyking first and foremost of my three children: David, Caroline, and Florian.

I am also skinnyking of my magnificentchildren becaengage they are the future. I also led this fight for them, as well as for my daughters-in-law, Aurore and Celine.

I am also skinnyking of all the other families impacted by this tragedy. And finpartner, I am skinnyking of the unrecognised victims, whose stories normally remain in the shadows. I want you to comprehend that we split the same fight.

I would appreciate to convey my proset up gratitude towards everyone who has helped me thrawout this ordeal. Your messages have convey inantly shiftd me and have donaten me the strength to come back every day to face these lengthened, daily hearings.

I would also appreciate to thank the Association d’helpe aux victimes (the Victim’s Aid Association), whose unwavering help has been inpriceless.

To all the journacatalogs who have chaseed this case from the beginning, I would appreciate to convey my gratitude for the credible, esteemful, and dignified way in which they have alerted on these hearings on a daily basis. 

Finpartner, to my lawyers, they comprehend the gratitude and high see I have for them, having accompanied me thraw every step of this hurtful process.

When I uncovered the doors to this trial that began on September 2, I wanted all of society to be a witness to the argues that took place here. I have never repentted that decision.

I now have confidence in our capacity to discover a better future where everyone — women and men aappreciate — can live in harmony with esteem and mutual empathetic.”

A alerter then asked Gisele Pelicot about the court’s decision.

“I esteem the court and its decision of the verdict,” she shelp.

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