Caroline Darian, daughter of Frenchman Dominique Pelicot, 72, has insisted that her father must die in prison.
Online tribune reports that a French court sentenced Pelicot in December 2024 to 20 years in prison for orchestrating and committing a decade-long series of rapes and abuses against his then-wife, Gisèle Pelicot.
Pelicot was found guilty of repeatedly raping his wife and recruiting 50 other men to take part in the abuse, which the court described as unparalleled in its cruelty.
At the trial, which concluded in Avignon, another 50 men were convicted for their role in the abuse. While some received reduced sentences for time already served, others walked free with suspended sentences or because of health problems.
Reacting to the sentence in an interview with the BBC, Darian stated that his father deserved the sentence and should spend the rest of his life in prison.
According to her, her father is a dangerous man to society who should never be allowed to walk free again.
“He should die in prison. “He is a dangerous man.”
Darian claimed that she is convinced that her father also once abused and raped her, but unlike her mother, she has no evidence to back up her claims.
“I know he drugged me, probably for sexual abuse. But I don't have any evidence.
“And for how many victims is this like that? They are not believed because there is no evidence. They don't listen to them or support them.
However, she revealed that she has now dedicated her life to combating chemical submission, a crime that she says goes underreported, as most victims do not remember the assaults and may not know they were drugged.