The unanswered questions after Gisele Pelicot rape trial
The IndependentSign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Investigators are now formally probing whether Pelicot could have been a serial offender prior to the crimes he committed against his wife between 2011 and 2020. open image in gallery Two cold cases – the 1991 rape and murder of an estate agent in Paris, and the attempted rape of an estate agent in 1999 – have now been reopened, and Pelicot could potentially face trial in the future. You’ll die alone like a dog!” open image in gallery Gisele Pelicot sits beside her daughter Caroline Darian and her son at the courthouse during the trial Despite his denials, the question remains over how far Pelicot’s abuse of his daughter went. open image in gallery Describing their excuses as evidence of a societal “culture of rape”, Mr Camus later told The Guardian: “These absurd suggestions, prejudices, hypotheses, preconceived ideas … all deployed before our very eyes, and all at the expense of Gisèle Pelicot.” It remains unclear why not a single man confronted with Gisele’s unconscious and clearly drugged body would raise the alarm to the police. How could the trial impact society’s ‘culture of rape’ Ms Pelicot has said that she made her momentous decision to waive her anonymity in order to allow the proceedings and evidence to be heard in open court so that “shame changes sides”.