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A French An appeals court on Thursday handed down a rigorous 10-year prison sentence to the only man who challenged his conviction for drugging and raping Gisele Pellicot while she was unconscious, French media reported.
Husemettin Dogan, a 44-year-old construction worker, was sentenced to nine years in prison last year in the first drug and rape trial that shook France and turned Pélicot into a global icon against sexual violence. The appeal jury consisted of three judges as well as ordinary citizens. The first trial, which gave Dogan a lesser sentence, was heard by five judges.
The other 50 people convicted last December did not appeal the landmark verdict. These included Gisele Pellicot’s ex-husband Dominique Pellicot, who drugged her food and drinks to render her unconscious and introduced her to strangers he met online between 2011 and 2020, and filmed his attacks.
Dogan was prosecuted on a charge of aggravated rape by administering a substance that impairs judgment or self-control – a crime punishable by up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutor in appeal case demands 12-year sentence, French media report from court in the nameSouthern France.
,One In 2025, can’t think that because she didn’t say anything, she agreed. Because that kind of thinking belongs to another era!” The prosecutor told the court, according to World Newspaper.
Dougan denied that he intended to rape Pelicot and argued that Dominic Pelicot had betrayed him.
Dominic Pellicott was found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 20 years in prison, the maximum possible. He accepted his role and did not appeal.
The punishment for other convicted persons ranged from three to 15 years’ imprisonment. One of them was convicted of drugging and raping his own wife with the help of Dominic Pellicote.
The trial received international attention after Gisele Pellicot protested against a closed hearing, a demand made by many of the defendants. The court took his side. Her courage inspired campaigners against sexual and gender violence and the shocking case led to a national discussion on rape culture in France.
The evidence included stomach-churning home videos of the rape and assaults that Dominic Pellicott filmed in the couple’s small home. Provence Mazan city and elsewhere.
Civil proceedings are due to be held in the southern French city of Avignon in November to settle the damages suffered by Gisele Pellicot and her family, which will be paid jointly by the guilty parties.