63 m. ago French court increases sentence to 10 years for man who raped Gisèle Pelicot in landmark case

French media say an appeals court has increased the sentence for Husamettin Dogan to 10 years for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious

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78 m. ago French appeal court increases sentence of Gisèle Pelicot rapist

Husamettin Dogan loses appeal after jury at retrial finds him guilty of raping Pelicot while she was sedatedA man has been found guilty on appeal of raping Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged unconscious by her husband – and has had his prison sentence increased to 10 years.Husamettin Dogan, 44, an unemployed builder, who had contested his first conviction last year, faced a retrial this week at Nîmes court of appeal. Continue reading...

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82 m. ago Only man to appeal against his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot sees his sentence INCREASED

Husamettin Dogan, 44, was the only one to have maintained an appeal after the first trial last year of 51 men, including Pelicot's husband Dominique Pelicot, in the case of mass sexual abuse.

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5 h. ago Increase sentence for Gisèle Pelicot rapist, prosecutor tells court of appeal

Dominique Sie recommends 12-year jail term after Husamettin Dugan’s ‘refusal to take responsibility’ for assaultThe French state prosecutor has called for the jail term of an unemployed builder to be increased after he contested his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot after she had been drugged unconscious by her husband.Dominique Sie, the lead state prosecutor, told the court of appeal in Nîmes that Husamettin Dogan’s claims of innocence were an example of how rape culture was still widespread in society as part of “archaic” forms of “male domination”. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Gisele Pelicot's lawyer demands longer sentence for man who denies raping her as French court prepares to rule in his appeal trial TODAY

A French appeal court is to rule in the case of Husamettin Dogan, who claims he saying he never intended to rape Gisele Pelicot and was 'trapped' by her ex-husband Dominique.

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26 h. ago Gisèle Pelicot tells appeal trial she never gave consent to man convicted of rape

Woman says at retrial of Husamettin Dogan that ‘no victim should feel shame’ as court shown video evidenceGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape by dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has told a French court that she never gave consent for anyone to abuse her while she was in a comatose state and that no victim should ever feel shame.Addressing the appeal trial on Wednesday of an unemployed builder who has contested his conviction for raping her, she said: “For me, the harm has been done – I will need to rebuild from these ruins and I think I’m on the right road – but what I want to say to others is that I never regretted my decisions, from filing a legal complaint until today. I want to say to victims to never be ashamed of what was imposed on them, because they’re never responsible.” Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Dominique Pelicot describes himself as ‘the devil’ while giving evidence in court

Gisèle Pelicot’s ex-husband is giving evidence in the appeal of a man challenging his rape conviction

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52 h. ago Gisele Pelicot rapist's appeal hears shocking details of three

Husamettin Dogan, the only man appealing his conviction for the sexual abuse of Pelicot, was 'fully aware' that she was asleep during the assault, an investigator told the court on Tuesday.

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2 d. ago Man convicted in Gisèle Pelicot case says he ‘never intended’ to rape her

Appeal trial begins for Husamettin Dogan, the only man out of 51 in French case to challenge convictionAn unemployed builder seeking to overturn his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot when she had been drugged unconscious by her husband has told a court he “never intended” to rape her.On the opening day of his appeal trial in the southern French city of Nîmes, Husamettin Dogan, 44, a married father, was asked by the lead judge if he denied the charge of rape. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Gisele Pelicot returns to court to face rapist appealing his conviction

The 72-year-old, whose story shocked France, was surrounded by police, her lawyers and her son Florian as she arrived at the courthouse. But her daughter, Caroline Darian, did not attend.

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3 d. ago Gisele Pelicot's 51 rapists in full and their twisted excuses as one appeals

The survivor returns to court as one of the men convicted of raping her launches an appeal.

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3 d. ago Gisèle Pelicot returns to court to face one of men convicted of raping her

The 72-year-old arrives for trial in Nîmes as Husamettin Dogan becomes only man out of 51 to appeal against convictionGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape involving dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has arrived at a court in France for the appeal trial of one of the men convicted of raping her.Pelicot became a feminist hero after she decided to waive her right to anonymity in the trial of her former husband and 50 other men last year. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Gisele Pelicot is mobbed outside court as she once again faces one of her rapists as he appeals conviction, insisting he thought she wanted strangers to have sex with her while drugged

Last year, Husamettin Dogan, 44, was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Pelicot after her then husband invited him via an online chatroom to abuse her while she was unconscious.

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3 d. ago Gisele Pelicot's 51 vile male rape attackers in full and their twisted excuses as rapist appeals

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Gisèle Pélicot will be back in court this week after one of the men convicted of raping her appealed his sentence. Here, The Mirror takes a look back at all 51 men who committed depraved sexual acts upon the unsuspecting mum-of-three

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3 d. ago Gisèle Pelicot’s rape case returns to court as man appeals conviction

Husamettin Dogan was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a drugging and rape trial

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3 d. ago French appeals court revisits shocking Gisèle Pelicot rape case

An appeals court in France is hearing the case of a man sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a drugging and rape trial

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3 d. ago Gisele Pelicot rapist returns to court to appeal conviction, saying he thought she had agreed to be drugged and was 'trapped' by her sick husband

Last year, Husamettin Dogan, 44, was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Pelicot after her then husband invited him via an online chatroom to abuse her while she was unconscious.

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4 d. ago Monster of Avignon' wife Gisèle Pelicot is forced to return to court after one of her rapists appeals conviction

Pelicot, 72, who survived almost a decade of rape involving dozens of men after she was drugged by ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, will attend appeals court in southern France again on Monday.

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4 d. ago Gisèle Pelicot to attend appeals court as man convicted of raping her contests verdict

Husamettin Dogan, 44, was sentenced to nine years in prison at trial of 51 men last year where all were found guiltyGisèle Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape involving dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, will attend court in France again on Monday after one of the men convicted of raping her faces a second trial after appealing against his verdict.Pelicot became a feminist hero after she decided to waive her right to anonymity in the 2024 trial of her former husband and 50 other men last year. Continue reading...

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