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Gisèle Pelicot describes shock of seeing herself like ‘a rag doll’ in memoir

11 février 2026 à 15:25

Pelicot writes of ‘brain stopping working’ when police told her of crimes of man she shared her life with for 50 years

Gisèle Pelicot, who became a global symbol of courage during the trial of her ex-husband and the dozens of men who raped her while she was unconscious, has described her shock when police first showed her images of the crimes, likening herself to a “rag doll”.

In extracts from her forthcoming memoir, A Hymn to Life, Pelicot, 73, describes her shock when police told her of the actions of her ex-husband Dominique, whom she considered “a great guy” and had shared her life with for 50 years.

France makes international appeal over ex-teacher accused of raping 89 children

The Guardian

Par :Angelique Chrisafis in Paris

11 février 2026 à 11:35

Police search for more possible victims of Jacques Leveugle, whose alleged crimes span many countries and date back to 1960s

French police have made a rare international appeal for victims and witnesses in the case of a 79-year-old former teacher accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 children across five continents from the 1960s until 2022.

Police in Grenoble said Jacques Leveugle, who has been in pretrial detention in France since April 2025, was a “textbook example” of a serial sexual offender in an unusually sprawling case spanning many countries from Germany to India over more than five decades.