Caroline Darian, the daughter of French rape survivor Gisèle Pélicot and convicted rapist Dominique Pélicot on Tuesday (Dec 17) yelled at her father that he would “die in lies” as the biggest rape trial ended with the conviction of 51 defendants.
The trial that lasted three months and was widely covered by global media. Details of the abuse Gisele bore at the hands of her former spouse shocked the world by their sheer depravity.
Darian, who has previously told the court that she feels like a “forgotten victim” as there was no record of the abuse she is convinced was inflicted on her, yelled at her father, “You will die in lies”.
Did Dominique Pelicot abuse Caroline Darian?
In spite of some damning photos that were discovered on his computer, Dominique Pélicot continues to insist that he had never abused his daughter Caroline.
He is accused of drugging Caroline Darian when she was 20 years old and clicking semi-naked photos of her in lingerie on a bed. These images were found years later on his computer.
Dominique, however, insists he “did nothing” to his daughter.
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In court, during the close statements, Dominique said that he is not going to “try to convince” his daughter with “perverse answers” and claimed he didn’t remember taking the photos.
“I tell her straight in the eyes that I never touched her,” he insisted.
Turning to Caroline, he reiterated “I have never done anything to you,” but was interrupted by her saying, “You lie, you don’t have the courage to tell the truth! Even about your ex-wife!”
“You will die in lies! Alone, alone in lies Dominique Pélicot!” she exclaimed.
Previously, in November, she had yelled at Dominique, “I’ll never see you again! You’ll die alone like a dog”.
Dominique Pelicot’s perverse crimes
For almost a decade starting in 2011, Dominique drugged his wife and recruited dozens of men online to have sex with her while unconscious. In the closing statements, accepting his crimes, Dominique Pélicot said that his “motive” behind the disturbing crimes was wanting to satisfy a “fantasy”.
“I came to do what I did through people who willingly accepted what I proposed,” he told the court.
(With inputs from agencies)