Dominique Pelicot’s daughter: "He will leave this world with his lies"

Chijioke Obinna

Gisèle Pelicot's daughter shocks with her story: "I know my father drugged me, but I have no proof"

Caroline Drian, daughter of the rapist condemned in France, Dominique Pélicot, and Gisèle Pelicotthe woman they drugged and dozens of men raped attends in an interview To El Púcina newspaper as commemorating the publication of a bookcalled “And I stopped calling you dad” in which he tells how he discovered the crimes of his parent. In the same book, Draian claims to have also been raped by his father and acknowledges wanting to break every connection with this.

Gisèle Pélicot was drugged by her husband and offered in a quotation network so that dozens of men violate her while Dominique Pelicot recorded her. An unprecedented violation case that has shocked the French state and the world.

A case that shocked the world

Caroline Drian account To El País How were the moments in which he spoke with his mother on the phone and he confessed what his father had done. Gisèle Pelicot told her that her father was in prison after the police found dozens of photographs and videos in her home where various men abused her. “No one measures the value of how banal it is until it loses it,” Darian narrated.

The only Woman of the Pelicot Account not to feel satisfied with the verdict“The main defendant has 20 years in prison, which were the minimum. The rest has very low penalties for what the Prosecutor’s Office wanted. 10 years? Taking into account the facts that my mother suffered is outrageous.” He also says not to wait for much of his father’s conviction: “Many will not fulfill their sorrows, like Dominique. Despite having 310 years in jail, in a few years I think he will be out.”

A hard process

Dary confesses that it was a hard process, but that he wants to move on: “I am committed to all the invisible victims of France, because the trial is not just the end, it is a stage.” Of course, he has not agreed with everything that has meant the mediatization of the process: “I do not like certain aspects in the media. I do not agree on how some aspects of this case occur. Sometimes I feel that what is allowed to do in justice only contributes to humiliate even more to the victims. “

Dary defends the role of their mother in the public complaint of the case: “Since we met the truth, we thought we should not allow the trial to be closed, because that would have been a gift for the 51 defendants, including Dominique. They had to assume what they did and if you do not open the doors of the court, they can count whatever your family wants, your near circle. “

The weight of carrying the last name Pelicot

Although at the beginning of the book, Caroline Drian acknowledges missing her father, acknowledges that she is a criminal and must comply with more conviction. “He is a dangerous criminal and will leave this world with his lies.”

On the weight of carrying the last name, Dary acknowledges that it is complicated: “We are not our parents. But it is true that we, unlike Gisèle, we have Dominique’s DNA. She divorced, we can’t. I have my surname of married, but I was born Pelicot.”

Finally, Caroline Drian refers to how he told his son everything that happened with his grandfather, and says he said it as it was: “It was my responsibility to be honest with him. From very soon I told him that his grandfather was in prison for very serious things. He wanted him to know the truth, because he is part of his story. The man he thought he knew was not the one who appeared.”

Chijioke Obinna

I've been passionate about storytelling and journalism since my early days growing up in Lagos. With a background in political science and years of experience in investigative reporting, I aim to bring nuanced perspectives to pressing global issues. Outside of writing, I enjoy exploring Nigeria’s vibrant cultural scene and mentoring young aspiring journalists.