“I don’t keep in mind the daddy he was. He’s a sexual prison,” she mentioned, noting that there’s part of her life that now not exists.
8. She feels a accountability to talk up for victims who don’t have proof of their assault
Within the BBC interview, Caroline made a robust case for supporting different victims of sexual assault. “The one distinction between my mum and me is I don’t have any proof,” she mentioned, “and that’s the case for thus many different folks. A whole lot of victims aren’t believed as a result of they don’t have any proof, so I really feel a accountability to talk up,” she continued.
Caroline spoke about her dedication to partaking with different “invisible victims” and driving consciousness that chemical submission isn’t just performed with medicine like GHB. “It’s painkillers, it’s sedatives, it’s in your loved ones medication cupboard, it’s coming from the within,” she mentioned, including that 40% of victims know their abuser.
9. She believes Dominique Pelicot was at all times a sexual pervert
The mass rape of Gisèle Pelicot was not the primary time Dominique Pelicot tried to commit a sexual assault. In 1999, he tried to rape a younger feminine property agent, with Caroline questioning what number of different folks he did assault and rape in his lifetime who’re nonetheless invisible.
“He was at all times a sexual pervert,” she advised Emma firmly. “There’s no means you simply get up and suppose [things like] that,” she mentioned. When requested if she thought Dominique Pelicot was a monster, Caroline asserted that he was completely in his proper thoughts. “He did what he did consciously,” she mentioned.
10. Her son is absolutely conscious of Dominique Pelicot’s crimes, and she or he desires to proceed to teach boys
Together with her personal younger son, Caroline needed to make the troublesome choice to elucidate why he would by no means see his grandfather once more. “They have been very shut,” she shared, including that she wished her son to know all the things that had occurred.
Caroline continues her work as an advocate for different victims of sexual assault, with a key give attention to educating boys from a younger age. “We have to open the dialogue,” she mentioned, hoping to maneuver ahead with optimism, positivity and love for her household.
Pelicot Trial: The Daughter’s Story is offered on BBC iPlayer.
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