"She revealed that she did not read the news at all during that period, and has not really since, but instead chose to end each harrowing day at court by reading the letters sent to her from women around the globe who shared their stories of survival. This actually gave me strength, she said. It wasn't just my own trial, but a trial for all these women who went through sexual violence."
"The event, chaired by Ms Ahmed, included moving readings from the new book, which went on sale on Tuesday, by actors Juliet Stevenson, Dame Kristin Scott Thomas and Kate Winslet. In her memoir, Ms Pelicot recalls the moment her brain shut down as police told her what her then-husband Dominique Pelicot and the 50 other attackers had done to her. The men were jailed"
Gisele Pelicot, 73, recounted being drugged and raped while unconscious by her then-husband and dozens of men he recruited online. She waived anonymity and pursued a public trial in Avignon that led to convictions and prison sentences. Women gathered outside the courthouse in growing numbers, giving her strength and connection that sustained her through the three-month process. She avoided news coverage and instead ended each court day by reading letters from survivors worldwide, which reframed the case as belonging to all victims and pushed for shame to move onto perpetrators.
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