Caroline Darian, 46, reiterated her belief that she too had been a victim of her father, after seeing photos of her unconscious, lying on a bed in underwear she did not recognize.
Mazan rape trial: Dominique Pelicot sentenced to the maximum sentence, the other accused get off with sentences lower than the requisitions
“I am convinced that I was drugged to be raped (…) but I have no proof. (Dominique Pelicot) has always denied it, but he gave different versions each time,” he said. she regretted it.
During the Mazan trial, which had an impact around the world, 51 men were found guilty and sentenced for having raped Gisèle Pelicot, who became a feminist heroine for having notably refused to go behind closed doors.
According to Caroline Darian, the latter had difficulty accepting the idea that her ex-husband could also have attacked her daughter: “For a mother, it’s difficult to integrate all of that in one go.”
“The great forgotten one” of the trial
On January 21, France 2 will broadcast the documentary “Chemical submission: so that shame changes sides”, narrated by Caroline Darian who has become a leading figure in the fight against this scourge.
During the trial, of which she said she was “the great forgotten one”, she had a violent face-to-face with her “progenitor”, ordered to “tell the truth” about her.
“You will die in lies! Alone, alone in lies, Dominique Pelicot!”, she said after he once again denied it.
The latter accepted his sanction and will not appeal, unlike 17 of the other convicted defendants.
Mazan rape trial: “I am very happy that all the accused were found guilty, it is already a small victory”
“When I look back, I don’t really remember the father I thought he was. I see directly the sex criminal,” Caroline Darian told the BBC.
“I think there are two Dominiques coexisting inside him, and he decided to choose the dark side. I don’t know if he’s a monster, but he knew perfectly well what he was doing. He’s not not sick,” added her daughter.
