Gisele Pelicot seeks to reverse the onus of shame for assault victims

It is one of the most shocking sexual abuse trials the world has seen.Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife and invited at least 70 men into his home to violently rape her while heavily sedated between 2011 and 2020.Gisele Pelicot could have remained anonymous, but in 2024 she chose to have an open trial, and with that a movement of supporters rallied around her — her bravery instantly made her a global feminist icon.Gisele Pelicot released her memoir this week, telling her side of that harrowing story, and she also gave her first English interview to Lulu Garcia-Navarro for The Interview podcast from The New York Times.The Interview can be found at nytimes.comAudio excerpts © 2026 The New York Times Company