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Gisèle Pelicot tells Hay festival she has found love and trust again after rape ordeal

French campaigner was drugged by her ex-husband and sexually assaulted by dozens of men over almost a decade

The Guardian - UK · May 23

Rape survivor Gisele Pelicot describes finding love and trust again: ‘It’s something that I didn’t think could happen’

‘I didn’t really want to (fall in love), but life decided otherwise,’ Pelicot said during an appearance at the Hay Festival

The Independent UK · May 23

Sexual violence a ‘national emergency’ in UK schools amid rise of AI deepfake porn, expert warns

Laura Bates, founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, cited AI-deepfakes as the next issue schools across the nation will have to tackle

The Independent UK · May 26, 2025