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Court rejects appeal, ups sentence for man convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot

Gisele Pelicot, the victim of a mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, in the courtroom during hearings for an appeal filed by one of the 51 people convicted of assaulting her, at the courthouse in Nimes on 7 October 2025. © REUTERS - ALEXANDRE DIMOU

A man convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot, who survived years of assaults orchestrated by her husband while she was drugged unconscious, has lost his appeal against the verdict. A court in southern France also stiffened his sentence to 10 years in prison.

Husamettin Dogan was the only man still claiming innocence among 51 convicted of sexual abuse at the original trial last year.

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