Gisele Pelicot and her daughter 'have fallen out' since learning of their abuse by the Monster of Avignon... with the younger woman feeling she is 'the forgotten woman of this trial'
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For the millions of captivated viewers watching worldwide, the sentencing of depraved rapist Dominique Pelicot and 50 other men for the decade-long sexual abuse of his unwitting wife Gisele yesterday brought the horrific saga to a close. For the Pelicot family, however - particularly Gisele and daughter Caroline - the impact of their patriarch's crimes will be felt for the rest of their lives.
![[In the selfie snapped by her cruel and abusive spouse, Gisele is seen beaming at a sun-soaked marina]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/10/93323911-14213425-In_the_selfie_snapped_by_her_cruel_and_abusive_spouse_Gisele_is_-a-24_1734690706544.jpg)
Gisele, of course, bore the brunt of the abuse and the intense scrutiny surrounding the case having waived her right to anonymity, thus inviting the media to cover the story in excruciating detail. But her 46-year-old daughter, known by her pen name Caroline Darian, believes she too was subjected to sordid abuse by her father.
![[The daughter of Gisele Pelicot, Caroline Darian, arrives in the Avignon courthouse, southern France, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/10/93348885-14213425-image-a-25_1734690778591.jpg)
She said the ordeal, plus the trying court proceedings, have caused her to 'lose her mother', with Pelicot's heinous actions having driven a stake through the heart of his family. Throughout the months-long trial, Caroline reportedly only sat with 72-year-old Gisele on a few occasions and the pair did not appear to show much affection to one another. She has previously said she felt her mother did not accept her concerns that she too may have been abused.
![[Gisele Pelicot arrives in front of the courthouse before a verdict in the Pelicot case is delivered on December 19, 2024 in Avignon, France]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/10/93307843-14213425-Gisele_Pelicot_arrives_in_front_of_the_courthouse_before_a_verdi-a-27_1734690791901.jpg)
'I consider myself to be the forgotten victim of this trial,' Caroline told the court. 'Gisele was certainly raped. She was chemically subdued, of course. The only difference between Gisele and me is that for her, there is proof. For me, it's an absolute tragedy.'.
![[Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of an alleged mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, leaves the courthouse surrounded by French police and journalists after the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused, in Avignon, France, December 19, 2024]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/10/93317913-14213425-Frenchwoman_Gisele_Pelicot_the_victim_of_an_alleged_mass_rape_or-a-28_1734690987111.jpg)
Caroline Darian, the daughter of Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, the victim of a mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, leaves the courtroom after the verdict in the trial for Dominique Pelicot and 50 co-accused.
![[Gisele Pelicot leaves the courthouse after hearing the verdict of the court that sentenced her ex-husband to the maximum term of 20 years jail]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/20/10/93322099-14213425-Gisele_Pelicot_leaves_the_courthouse_after_hearing_the_verdict_o-a-30_1734690994638.jpg)
