Overview
- Dominique Pelicot, 73, is serving 20 years after being convicted of drugging his then-wife and arranging her rape by dozens of men over nearly a decade.
- Pelicot wants to release writings produced in detention, and his lawyer says he has completed novels, many poems and an autobiographical account to tell his version of events.
- The manuscripts, reportedly including a collection titled “Les confessions de Dominique Pelicot écrites depuis sa cellule,” have been entrusted to journalist Denis Demonpion to shop to editors.
- His lawyer reports strong hesitancy from publishing houses, and no deal has been reached.
- Gisèle Pelicot, his ex-wife and victim, is set to publish a memoir with Flammarion in early 2026.