How do you even start to comprehend the horror of the ordeal endured by Gisèle Pelicot and what it has taken for her to survive it? UK viewers will gain some insight tomorrow evening when her interview with journalist Victoria Derbyshire airs on Newsnight.
During a gut-wrenching conversation, Madame Pelicot takes viewers behind the headlines, to the heart of the depravity and cruelty she endured at the hands of her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot and dozens of other men. But throughout her harrowing account, one message stands out – her support and encouragement for survivors to pick up the torch she’s lit and carry it forward.
