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Gisèle Pelicot Launches Memoir in UK, Saying Her Public Trial Spoke for Survivors

She credits the women who gathered outside the Avignon courthouse with giving her the resolve to see the case through.

Overview

  • The 73-year-old introduced A Hymn to Life at London’s Southbank Centre as part of an international rollout, with readings by Juliet Stevenson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Kate Winslet.
  • The book, co-written with journalist Judith Perrignon, was released this week in 22 languages, with an English audiobook narrated by Emma Thompson.
  • Pelicot highlighted that 51 men were convicted in 2024 and sentenced to a combined 428 years in prison, including 47 for rape, two for attempted rape and two for sexual assault.
  • She noted investigators still believe about 20 additional attackers remain unidentified and said she is unsure whether they will ever be found.
  • Reporting recaps how the crimes surfaced after Dominique Pelicot’s arrest for upskirt photos, when police seized devices holding thousands of images and videos in a folder labeled “abuse,” and details her efforts to repair family ties as she considers a prison visit to question her former husband.