Gisèle Pelicot Gave Her First Interview Since Her Husband And 49 Other Men Were Convicted Of Rape

Gisèle Pelicot, the woman whose husband drugged and raped her along with at least 70 other men, explains for the first time why she allowed her name and her husband’s trial to be public. She talked to the New York Times about her husband, the trials, and her new memoir, A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides.

Pelicot says much of the book is an attempt to understand the man she married, who was capable of betraying her in such a lengthy and monstrous way. She says he was shy when they met as teens...