A Security Guard's Observation Uncovers a Decade-Long Abuse

Discovering that your husband of 50 years has been drugging you and inviting strangers to rape you while you're unconscious. This is the shocking reality Gisèle Pelicot faced after police approached her in November 2020. She thought they wanted to discuss upskirting allegations against her husband, Dominique Pelicot. But the truth was far worse. Police had found a massive collection of images and videos on his devices, showing 71 men having sex with an unconscious woman—Gisèle herself. The horror didn't stop there. Gisèle learned that this had been going on for almost a decade. Dominique had been drugging her and arranging for men to have sex with her in their own home. He was only caught thanks to a vigilant security guard at a shopping center who noticed his suspicious behavior. Gisèle was devastated. She felt betrayed by the man she thought she would spend the rest of her life with. Dominique has since been jailed for 20 years, and 50 other men have also been jailed for their part in the abuse. This case highlights the importance of staying alert and the terrifying reality of hidden abuse.