French campaigner was drugged by her ex-husband and sexually abused by dozens of men over almost a decade Gisèle Pelicot has described the moment she fell in love and was able to trust again after her rape ordeal orchestrated by her former husband in France. Pelicot, 73, waived her right to anonymity during the trial of Dominique Pelicot, who was jailed for 20 years in 2024 for drugging and raping her and allowing other men to sexually assault her while she was unconscious, over almost a decade. Speaking at the Hay festival in Wales on Saturday, she said she never thought she could trust a man again before meeting her partner, Jean-Loup Agopian. The campaigner said: âItâs something that I didnât think could happen, especially at my age, first of all, I didnât really want to fall in love, but life decided otherwise. âWe met, our trajectories crossed at one moment and I met this young man of 73⦠You see, you can fall in love at any age, it happened to me, it can happen to you, Iâm convinced of it. âI didnât think that Iâd be able to trust a man, but itâs what happened to me, so you see that everything can be allowed in life, you must never despair.â Pelicot a
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French campaigner was drugged by her ex-husband and sexually abused by dozens of men over almost a decade Gisèle Pelicot has described the moment she fell in love and was able to trust again after her rape ordeal orchestrated by her…
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French campaigner was drugged by her ex-husband and sexually abused by dozens of men over almost a decade Gisèle Pelicot has described the moment she fell in love and was able to trust again after her rape ordeal…
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French campaigner was drugged by her ex-husband and sexually abused by dozens of men over almost a decade Gisèle Pelicot has described the moment she fell in love and was able to trust again after her rape ordeal orchestrated by her…
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