Gisèle Pelicot, the woman whose extraordinary courage made her an international feminist icon now faces the painful ordeal of returning to court for an appeal trial. After a gruelling nearly four month initial trial in Avignon that concluded in December 2024 with the conviction of 51 men including her former husband, the battle for justice is not yet over. One of the convicted men, Husamettin D., chose to appeal his sentence forcing the 72 year old survivor to relive the horrific decade of abuse.Pelicot’s case is one of unfathomable betrayal. Her former husband, Dominique Pelicot, drugged her repeatedly over a 10 year period and invited dozens of strangers he met online to sexually assault and rape her while she lay unconscious in their
