‘You’ll die like a dog’: Dominique Pelicot’s daughter screams at him as rapist claims he never abused her
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The daughter of convicted rapist Dominique Pelicot has screamed that her father will “die alone like a dog” after he insisted he had never abused her. You’ll die alone like a dog!” In his final statement the 71-year-old Pelicot said: “I would like to look my daughter straight in the eye and tell her that I did nothing.’ Under questioning from his lawyer Maitre Zavarro, Pelicot maintained that he had not abused his daughter. Gisèle’s courage in waiving her right to anonymity as a survivor of sexual abuse and successfully pushing for the hearings and shocking evidence — including videos — to be heard in open court have fueled conversations both on a national level in France and among families, couples and groups of friends about how to better protect women and the role that men can play in pursuing that goal.