Overview

• Dominique Pelicot received a 20-year prison sentence in December 2024 after admitting he drugged his ex-wife, Gisèle Pelicot, to facilitate repeated sexual assaults by multiple men.
• Caroline Darian filed a complaint in March accusing her father of administering psychoactive substances, rape, sexual assault and endangering her safety.
• In a May 2025 Sky News interview, she said chemical castration might be part of the solution for offenders she believes cannot be rehabilitated.
• Britain’s government is reportedly weighing mandatory chemical castration for certain sexual offenders to reduce the risk of recidivism.
• Investigators recovered images on Pelicot’s computer showing Caroline asleep and undressed, bolstering her allegations of abuse.