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Gisèle Pelicot returns to court as man convicted of raping her appeals verdict

Gisèle Pelicot, whose former husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while she was drugged, will return to the courtroom on Monday for an appeal by one of the men convicted. Out of 51 defendants, he is the only one still contesting the verdict.

Radio France Internationale

Only Man To Appeal In Gisele Pelicot Case Says Not A 'Rapist'

Husamettin Dogan, the only man left appealing his conviction for sexually abusing Gisele Pelicot, is hoping to rid himself of the label of rapist when he steps back into court in France on Monday.

International Business Times

Gisele Pelicot: French Rape Survivor And Global Icon

Gisele Pelicot, 72, who became an icon for women in a mass rape trial last year that resonated around the world, is to reluctantly break months of silence to face in court the one man in the case who still denies he raped her.

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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 that found them all guilty

The Guardian - UK

Gisele Pelicot Back In French Court For Appeal Trial 'Ordeal'

Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband recruited dozens of strangers online to sexually assault and rape her while drugged, returns to court next week for an appeal trial triggered by the bid of one man to overturn his conviction.

International Business Times

British Tourist 'Raped' by Police While in Handcuffs During Holiday in France

A 37-year-old British national was raped by a police officer while on vacation in the South of France.

International Business Times UK

Five Great Reads: Defending Dominique Pelicot, AI relationships, and the neighbourhood cat elections

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Claire Keenan

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‘All the accused men in that court had a double life’: Béatrice Zavarro on defending Dominique Pelicot

He is one of the worst sexual predators in history – and she agreed to be his lawyer. But why? The woman who was called ‘the devil’s advocate’ explains all

The Guardian - UK

Gisele Pelicot’s daughter says she barely speaks to her mother now: ‘She’s not an icon to me’

Caroline Darian claims that she was also a victim of Dominique Pelicot - who was convicted last year after orchestrating the mass rape of his wife

The Independent UK

Dominique Pelicot may escape prosecution in separate murder case due to ‘loss of evidence’

Clothes found at the scene of Sophie Narme’s rape and murder have been lost, a lawyer says

The Independent UK

‘It’s ourselves and society on trial’: playwright adapts Gisèle Pelicot case for stage

Case that exposed France’s rape culture and shocked the world has been made into play to be shown in Avignon, where trial was held

The Guardian - UK

Gisele Pelicot honoured on Bastille Day for advocacy against sexual violence

Gisele Pelicot, who embodies the fight against sexual violence against women, is one of those being honoured on 14 July, France's National Day, known as Bastille Day. Rapper-turned-fashion designer Pharrell Williams is also among 589 people awarded Legion of Honour.

Radio France Internationale

Gisèle Pelicot among hundreds set to receive France's Legion of Honour

France's Legion of Honour will be awarded to 589 individuals, including historian Mona Ozouf and musician Pharrell Williams, in recognition of their contributions to society.

Euronews

Feminist icon Gisele Pelicot awarded France’s top civic honour: Report

Pelicot has been praised globally for her courage during trial, which forced changes to France’s rape law.

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The Guardian - UK

How do criminal courts work without juries around the world?

US defendants can waive right to jury trial and in Germany jury trials were abolished in 1924

Radio France Internationale

Gisele Pelicot settles with Paris Match magazine over invasion of privacy

Gisèle Pelicot, who survived nearly a decade of rapes by dozens of men, facilitated by her husband, has reached a settlement with Paris Match magazine, which she accused of taking photos of her without her consent.

The Guardian - UK

Gisèle Pelicot settles claim for invasion of privacy against French magazine

Paris Match agrees to pay €40,000 to two charities after publishing photos of Pelicot

The Independent UK

Online pornography played a role in Gisele Pelicot’s rape, daughter says

Caroline Darian has also said that she and her mother 'are not talking anymore'

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The Independent UK

Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter claims she and her mother no longer speak

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Caroline Darian says mother Gisèle Pelicot would ‘die’ if she acknowledged her daughter was also a potential victim

Author claims mother is in denial ‘to protect herself’

The Guardian - UK

Gisèle Pelicot’s daughter says she believes online pornography played role in rape case

Caroline Darian tells Hay festival that pornography websites are ‘part of the system’ of misogyny and violence

The Independent UK

‘The devil dressed in a white coat’: Inside France’s largest-ever child abuse trial after ex-surgeon victimised 299 patients

Tara Cobham and Rachel Clun report on the case of Joel Le Scouarnec, believed to be France's worst-ever paedophile. He abused victims over 25 years with an average age of just 11

Al Jazeera

French surgeon sentenced to 20 years for sex abuse of nearly 300 people

Joel Le Scouarnec tells court he committed ‘despicable act’ in another mass rape case that shocks France.

Euronews

French court sentences ex-surgeon to 20 years in prison in country's largest sex abuse trial

Joël Le Scouarnec received the maximum sentence for multiple rapes and sexual assaults on minors.

The Independent UK

Ex-surgeon jailed over sex attacks on 299 victims in France’s largest child abuse trial

Joel Le Scouarnec was standing trial over three decades of violence against child patients, some of whom were unconscious at the time

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