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February 11, 2026
Gisèle Pelicot describes shock of seeing herself like ‘a rag doll’ in memoir
Pelicot writes of ‘brain stopping working’ when police told her of crimes of man she shared her life with for 50 years
TL;DR
- Gisèle Pelicot describes her shock and disbelief when police showed her images of her own rape.
- She did not recognize herself in the photos, describing the person as a 'rag doll.'
- Her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, drugged her and invited dozens of men to rape her.
- Pelicot decided to make her trial public to expose her abusers and support other women.
- Her memoir, 'A Hymn to Life,' co-written with Judith Perrignon, will be released globally in 22 languages.
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