Nîmes, France, Oct 6, 2025 (AFP) - Appeal opens in France for man convicted in Pelicot rape case

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An appeal trial opened Monday in France for a man seeking to overturn his conviction for raping Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband had recruited strangers to abuse her while she was drugged. "The hearing has started and you may be seated," presiding judge Christian Pasta said. Husamettin Dogan is the only one of the 51 men convicted in December -- including her former husband, Dominique Pelicot -- to have filed an appeal and maintained it. dac-siu-......

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