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Gisèle Pelicot reveals brave reason she waived anonymity in mass rape trial
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12/19/2024
Gisèle Pelicot speaks for first time after historic mass rape trial verdictSource: Sky News
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I hope you can hear me. Please just move back slightly. I'm here to say I'm very emotional.
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Please, if you could respect my emotional state as much as possible. Thank you. It's
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with a lot of emotion that I'm here to make a statement. This case was a very difficult
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test for me, and I'm thinking first and foremost of my three children, David, Caroline and
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Florian. I'm also thinking about my grandchildren, because they are the future, and for them
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I wanted to really put this struggle forward, Aurore and Céline as well. I'm thinking
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about all the other families affected by this case, and the non-recognised victims. In these
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stories that are often in the shadows, you must know you share my struggle. I'd like
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to express my gratitude, my deepest gratitude, to all the individuals who have supported
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me throughout this. With the witness statements and the testimonials, this really gave me
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strength to come back day after day for this long trial. I'd like to thank the Association
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for Support of Victims, who have supported me throughout, and all the journalists who
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have followed my case since its beginnings. I'd like to thank you and recognise the faithful
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and respectful treatment of the case that you have daily given my lawyers. I thank you.
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for supporting me throughout this long journey. I wanted, when I started on the 2nd of September,
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to ensure that society could actually see what was happening, and I never have regretted
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this decision. I have now faith in our capacity to collectively take hold of a future in which
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everybody, women and men, can live together in harmony, in respect and mutual understanding.
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