Gisèle Pelicot’s Daughter Accuses Her of Failing to Support Abuse Allegations

Caroline Darian claims her mother, a mass-rape survivor, refused to back her accusations of being abused by her father, Dominique Pelicot, in a new book detailing their fractured relationship.

Caroline Darian, daughter of Gisèle Pelicot, alleges in her book 'So That We May Remember' that her father, Dominique Pelicot, sexually abused her, but her mother did not support her claims during his trial.
Dominique Pelicot was convicted last year of drugging and orchestrating the mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot over a decade, receiving a 20-year prison sentence alongside 49 other men who were also convicted.
Darian claims photographs taken by her father while she was unconscious suggest she was drugged and abused, though she admits she lacks definitive proof.
Gisèle Pelicot, who waived her anonymity to hold a public trial, has been praised for her courage but declined to comment on her daughter’s allegations, which Darian describes as a 'point of no return' in their relationship.
Darian expresses disappointment with the legal system, feeling her own trauma was overlooked, and criticizes the sentencing of her father’s co-defendants as insufficient.