I have struggled to read this dreadful story.
I really do not know how Gisele Pelicot has got through each day in court.
Her bravery and that of her children is quite incredible.
Her waiving her anonymity was her way of reversing the shame.
We have to come to terms with the fact that supposedly normal upstanding people can be such animals.
I recently went to the ladies loos in a big supermarket, there was a man in there urinating with the door half open.
I challenged him as did another lady, my husband said, I’m sure it was innocent, I was furious with him, you know when there are no urinals you have walked into the wrong one!
This man clearly got his kicks from invading a female space and to a degree exposing himself.
This may seem petty, but these men often do go on to commit further sexual crimes.
Gisele Pelicot thought for months her husbands only crime was “upskirting” in a supermarket.
Her shock at hearing the truth she said was like being hit by a tsunami.
I pray she recovers from her ordeal and has a happier life ahead of her.