A French appeals court has handed a stiffer 10-year prison sentence to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious, French media reported on Thursday.
Husamettin Dogan, a 44-year-old construction worker, had been sentenced to nine years in prison in the first drugging-and-rape trial last year. This initial proceeding riveted France and saw Ms Pelicot become a global icon against sexual violence. The appeals jury, which delivered the increased sentence, comprised three judges and ordinary citizens, contrasting with the five judges who presided over Dogan's first trial.
