Gisèle Pelicot's daughter says she felt 'abandoned' by her mother during her rapist father's trial. Caroline Darian has described the harrowing ordeal she faced after it came to light that her mother, 72, had been raped dozens of times by her father, Dominique Pelicot , and more than 50 strangers in her home. In December, the 'Monster of Avignon' was sentenced to 20 years behind bars for sedating and abusing his wife over a 10-year period. During the landmark trial in France , the court heard