Overview

• Pelicot is among 589 individuals appointed chevaliers of France’s highest civic order in a decree published in the Journal Officiel on July 13, 2025.
• In 2024 she publicly waived anonymity to testify against her former husband and 50 co-defendants for orchestrating mass rape over a decade.
• The 2024 trial in Avignon resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for Dominique Pelicot and convictions for dozens of accomplices.
• Her testimony was credited with driving national reforms to strengthen consent definitions and penalties in France’s rape legislation.
• Pelicot has retreated from public view to focus on writing her memoir, scheduled for release in 2026.