Overview

• Pelicot, 72, was named a Knight of the Legion of Honour on a list published before France’s July 14 national day alongside figures such as Pharrell Williams.
• In 2024 she waived her legal anonymity to testify publicly against her ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, and 50 other men accused of drugging and raping her over a decade.
• That landmark trial in Avignon resulted in convictions for mass rape and a 20-year sentence for Dominique Pelicot.
• Her courage sparked nationwide protests, street art tributes and forced the French Senate to enshrine lack of consent as a constitutive element of rape.
• Since the verdict she has stepped back from the spotlight to focus on a memoir detailing her ordeal, set for publication in 2026.