Nîmes, France, Oct 6, 2025 (AFP) - Feminist icon Gisele Pelicot back in court as man appeals rape conviction

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2025-10-06

Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, whose ex-husband recruited dozens of strangers to rape and sexually assault her while drugged, attended court Monday for an appeal by one man who insisted he "never intended" to rape her. Fifty-one men, including her former husband Dominique Pelicot, were convicted after an initial months-long trial that ended in December last year and turned Gisele Pelicot into a global icon. Husamettin Dogan, 44, is the only defendan......

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