Another victim?
Daughter also sues “Devil of Avignon”
Dominique Pelicot, who has already been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the long-term rape of his ex-wife, is facing another trial. His daughter has now also filed a lawsuit against him for sexual abuse.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Caroline Darian accuses her 72-year-old father of drugging and sexually abusing her, just like her mother. Her complaint should also be a "message to all victims" that "we must never give up", the 46-year-old told the AFP news agency on Thursday.
Photos of sleeping daughter in someone else's underwear
During the trial against the "Devil of Avignon", as the 72-year-old was christened by the French media, the woman expressed the suspicion that she had been drugged and abused by Pelicot, just like her mother. During the investigation, the investigators found photos of her apparently asleep - in someone else's underwear. Dominique Pelicot denied any abuse of his daughter.
"Yes, he denied it, but he lied several times during the two-and-a-half-year investigation and invented several versions of the story," Darian now stated. The trial had shown that her father never told "the full truth about the acts he committed".
"Time" magazine: Gisèle Pelicot is woman of the year
The Avignon trial attracted worldwide attention. Gisèle Pelicot became a symbol of the fight against sexual violence against women and against the silence surrounding it. In this context, the 72-year-old was named Woman of the Year 2025 by the US magazine "Time" - together with eleven other women, including actress Nicole Kidman, gymnast Jordan Chiles and basketball player A'ja Wilson. Their stories will be featured in the March 10 issue.
A petition has been launched in the UK, whose signatories are calling for this year's Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded to the Frenchwoman. According to the Nobel Institute in Oslo, 300 nominations have already been received.
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