{"id":167092,"date":"2025-10-06T22:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T22:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/gisele-pelicot-is-back-in-french-court-today-for-a-rape-appeal-case-upi-com\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T22:57:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T22:57:01","slug":"gisele-pelicot-is-back-in-french-court-today-for-a-rape-appeal-case-upi-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/gisele-pelicot-is-back-in-french-court-today-for-a-rape-appeal-case-upi-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Gisele Pelicot is back in French court today for a rape appeal case &#8211; upi.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"> \t\t\tarticle ul\tli { list-style: disc; padding: 5px 0; } \t\t<\/style>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 15px;\"> \t\t\t<script type=\"module\" crossorigin data-ll=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/instaread.co\/js\/instaread.player.js\"><\/script> \t\t\t<instaread-player publication=\"upi\"><\/instaread-player> \t\t<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<article itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Oct. 6 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Gisele Pelicot, who endured a decade of rape by dozens of men while being drugged by her then-husband is back in court Monday as one of those men appeals his conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Husamettin Dogan, 44, a builder who was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Pelicot, has appealed his conviction and will be in court Monday. He&#8217;s the only man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cdx2d9lynk1o#:~:text=the%20only%20man%20who%20is%20appealing\" target=\"_blank\">in the case to appeal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\" style=\"min-height: 305px;\">\n<div class=\"playwire-ad-unit\">\n<div class=\"upi-content\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gisele Pelicot&#8217;s lawyer Antoine Camus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/oct\/05\/gisele-pelicot-to-attend-appeals-court-as-man-convicted-of-raping-her-contests-verdict#:~:text=said%20she%20would%20have%20preferred%20not\" target=\"_blank\">said she would rather not face another trial<\/a>, but said it was important to be there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She will be there to explain that a rape is a rape, that there is no such thing as a small rape,&#8221; Camus said <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-inline lato\">\n<h3 class=\"arimo bold\">Related<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2024\/12\/19\/france-gisele-pelicot-ex-husband-group-rape-sentence\/8811734612895\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'World News');\"  title=\"Gisele Pelicot trial: Ex-husband sentenced to 20 years in prison over mass rapes\">Gisele Pelicot trial: Ex-husband sentenced to 20 years in prison over mass rapes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2024\/12\/30\/France-Gisele-Dominique-Pelicot-rape-appeal\/6741735571120\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'World News');\"  title=\"Dominique Pelicot says no to appeal of conviction for drugging and mass rape of wife\">Dominique Pelicot says no to appeal of conviction for drugging and mass rape of wife<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2025\/09\/02\/world-paris-gerard-depardieu-stand-trial-sexual-assault\/7001756842710\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'World News');\"  title=\"French film star Depardieu to stand trial in sexual assault of actor\">French film star Depardieu to stand trial in sexual assault of actor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>At his trial, Dogan said he met Dominique Pelicot in a chat room and drove to the couple&#8217;s home in June 2019. He was convicted of raping Gisele Pelicot while she was unconscious. He said he thought it was a game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a rapist; that&#8217;s too heavy for me to bear,&#8221; Dogan said.<\/p>\n<p>Gisele Pelicot&#8217;s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, 72, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2024\/12\/19\/france-gisele-pelicot-ex-husband-group-rape-sentence\/8811734612895\/\" target=\"_blank\">was sentenced last year<\/a> to 20 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to drugging and raping her for a decade. The 50 other men in the case were sentenced from three to 13 years in prison. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\" style=\"min-height: 305px;\">\n<div class=\"playwire-ad-unit\">\n<div class=\"upi-content\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife by crushing up sleep and anti-anxiety medications into her drinks, ice cream or mashed potatoes. He then invited the men to come rape her, and filmed it all. He was caught when police caught him trying to film up women&#8217;s skirts in public, and they found the video files on his computer.<\/p>\n<p>He is serving his time in solitary confinement and is expected to be at the appeal Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Gisele Pelicot decided to go public with her identity to draw attention to rape culture issues in France, particularly drug-induced rape.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not for us to have shame, it&#8217;s for them,&#8221; she said in court.<\/p>\n<p>The trial sparked outrage and protests among France&#8217;s women. Many were hopeful for change, but that change has come slowly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would say changing behavior is something that takes generations. [But] the Pelicot case sparked a huge, historic mobilization &#8230; against sexual violence, and against impunity,&#8221; Alyssa Ahrabare, who coordinates a network of 50 feminist organisations in France, told the BBC. &#8220;We&#8217;re focused on training professionals, supporting victims, on investigations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In May, French actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Gerard_Depardieu\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gerard Depardieu\" class=\"tpstyle\">Gerard Depardieu<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2025\/05\/13\/France-Gerard-Depardieu-convicted-sexual-assault\/7421747134827\/\" target=\"_blank\">convicted of sexually assaulting<\/a> two women and was sentenced to 18 months suspended. He will also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2025\/09\/02\/world-paris-gerard-depardieu-stand-trial-sexual-assault\/7001756842710\/\" target=\"_blank\">face trial in another sexual assault case<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\" style=\"min-height: 305px;\">\n<div class=\"playwire-ad-unit\">\n<div class=\"upi-content\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elodie Tuaillon-Hibon, a lawyer involved in prosecuting the Depardieu case, told the BBC that she&#8217;s not optimistic that things will change in France.<\/p>\n<p>The Pelicot case &#8220;changed some things. But actually very little,&#8221; she said, comparing sexual violence in France to a &#8220;war waged against women and children every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We still have a great deal of changes to (make). Rape culture is something deeply rooted in our society. 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But hundreds remain unaccounted for after an unexpected snowstorm hit Everest.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2025\/10\/06\/israel-gaza-peace\/3721759722619\/\" title=\"Israel strikes Gaza ahead of Egypt talks on Trump's peace proposal\" onclick=\"upi_gtag('Story', 'Latest Headline', 'World News');\" class=\"row\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-4\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"\/img\/clear.gif\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdnph.upi.com\/ph\/st\/th\/3721759722619\/2025\/upi\/2d52618a798e9d8a003aba4d430405e6\/v1.2\/Israel-strikes-Gaza-ahead-of-Egypt-talks-on-Trumps-peace-proposal.jpg?stfi=1\" title=\"Israel strikes Gaza ahead of Egypt talks on Trump&#039;s peace proposal\" alt=\"Israel strikes Gaza ahead of Egypt talks on Trump&#039;s peace proposal\" width=\"200\" height=\"166\" style=\"width:200px; height: 166px;\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 col-sm-8 col-xs-8\">\n<div class=\"category\"><span>World News<\/span> <i class=\"time-ago\">\/\/ 18 hours ago<\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"title\">Israel strikes Gaza ahead of Egypt talks on Trump&#8217;s peace proposal<\/div>\n<div class=\"content\"> Oct. 5 (UPI) &#8212; Officials say the talks will be mostly technical as Israel may be close to securing the release of hostages taken by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attacks.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12\">\n<hr>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Oct. 6 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Gisele Pelicot, who endured a decade of rape by dozens of men while being drugged by her then-husband is back in court Monday as one of those men appeals his conviction.<br \/>Husamettin Dogan, 44, a builder who was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Pelicot, has appealed his conviction and will be in court Monday. He&#8217;s the only man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cdx2d9lynk1o#:~:text=the%20only%20man%20who%20is%20appealing\" target=\"_blank\">in the case to appeal<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\" style=\"min-height: 305px;\">\n<div class=\"playwire-ad-unit\">\n<div class=\"upi-content\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gisele Pelicot&#8217;s lawyer Antoine Camus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/oct\/05\/gisele-pelicot-to-attend-appeals-court-as-man-convicted-of-raping-her-contests-verdict#:~:text=said%20she%20would%20have%20preferred%20not\" target=\"_blank\">said she would rather not face another trial<\/a>, but said it was important to be there.<br \/>&#8220;She will be there to explain that a rape is a rape, that there is no such thing as a small rape,&#8221; Camus said <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-inline lato\">\n<h3 class=\"arimo bold\">Related<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2024\/12\/19\/france-gisele-pelicot-ex-husband-group-rape-sentence\/8811734612895\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'World News');\"  title=\"Gisele Pelicot trial: Ex-husband sentenced to 20 years in prison over mass rapes\">Gisele Pelicot trial: Ex-husband sentenced to 20 years in prison over mass rapes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2024\/12\/30\/France-Gisele-Dominique-Pelicot-rape-appeal\/6741735571120\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'World News');\"  title=\"Dominique Pelicot says no to appeal of conviction for drugging and mass rape of wife\">Dominique Pelicot says no to appeal of conviction for drugging and mass rape of wife<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2025\/09\/02\/world-paris-gerard-depardieu-stand-trial-sexual-assault\/7001756842710\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"upi_gtag('Story', 'Related Article', 'World News');\"  title=\"French film star Depardieu to stand trial in sexual assault of actor\">French film star Depardieu to stand trial in sexual assault of actor<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>At his trial, Dogan said he met Dominique Pelicot in a chat room and drove to the couple&#8217;s home in June 2019. He was convicted of raping Gisele Pelicot while she was unconscious. He said he thought it was a game.<br \/>&#8220;I&#8217;m not a rapist; that&#8217;s too heavy for me to bear,&#8221; Dogan said.<br \/>Gisele Pelicot&#8217;s ex-husband, Dominique Pelicot, 72, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2024\/12\/19\/france-gisele-pelicot-ex-husband-group-rape-sentence\/8811734612895\/\" target=\"_blank\">was sentenced last year<\/a> to 20 years in prison. He pleaded guilty to drugging and raping her for a decade. The 50 other men in the case were sentenced from three to 13 years in prison. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\" style=\"min-height: 305px;\">\n<div class=\"playwire-ad-unit\">\n<div class=\"upi-content\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dominique Pelicot drugged his wife by crushing up sleep and anti-anxiety medications into her drinks, ice cream or mashed potatoes. He then invited the men to come rape her, and filmed it all. He was caught when police caught him trying to film up women&#8217;s skirts in public, and they found the video files on his computer.<br \/>He is serving his time in solitary confinement and is expected to be at the appeal Monday.<br \/>Gisele Pelicot decided to go public with her identity to draw attention to rape culture issues in France, particularly drug-induced rape.<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s not for us to have shame, it&#8217;s for them,&#8221; she said in court.<br \/>The trial sparked outrage and protests among France&#8217;s women. Many were hopeful for change, but that change has come slowly.<br \/>&#8220;I would say changing behavior is something that takes generations. [But] the Pelicot case sparked a huge, historic mobilization &#8230; against sexual violence, and against impunity,&#8221; Alyssa Ahrabare, who coordinates a network of 50 feminist organisations in France, told the BBC. &#8220;We&#8217;re focused on training professionals, supporting victims, on investigations.&#8221;<br \/>In May, French actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/topic\/Gerard_Depardieu\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gerard Depardieu\" class=\"tpstyle\">Gerard Depardieu<\/a> was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2025\/05\/13\/France-Gerard-Depardieu-convicted-sexual-assault\/7421747134827\/\" target=\"_blank\">convicted of sexually assaulting<\/a> two women and was sentenced to 18 months suspended. He will also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/World-News\/2025\/09\/02\/world-paris-gerard-depardieu-stand-trial-sexual-assault\/7001756842710\/\" target=\"_blank\">face trial in another sexual assault case<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-5 text-center mb-5\" style=\"min-height: 305px;\">\n<div class=\"playwire-ad-unit\">\n<div class=\"upi-content\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Elodie Tuaillon-Hibon, a lawyer involved in prosecuting the Depardieu case, told the BBC that she&#8217;s not optimistic that things will change in France.<br \/>The Pelicot case &#8220;changed some things. But actually very little,&#8221; she said, comparing sexual violence in France to a &#8220;war waged against women and children every day.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;We still have a great deal of changes to (make). Rape culture is something deeply rooted in our society. And until it&#8217;s taken into consideration seriously as a matter of public policy, it won&#8217;t change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiogFBVV95cUxOQV9WbUZXSzBjcVJJZ0o5bHRaZ2psZEpPWHFVOE9UdkxRV2dEQl9pd3IwcHJyN0FEaFJMaXRzY2hpSE9OVlRtNnpZaEUyLXBaVVZwY2FVRjNyMVp1UEkyemQyVWd3ZG9TVTFZenBOcE0yUFp5VVJ5V0duaFV1eEV2d0VYQ3E3bmN6SFNyUzM3VUpVSk1YOXVicGpFZlN0MXF2QWfSAacBQVVfeXFMT0x5SjM4Q1BIeEcyVG43OHBQbTdralVNZUYtNnN0QXoxOGtfVURCREdyMDB0TWVJS3NrSGI3V2RkcDhSZXZXT0UtM0x2VGJfUWt1MzBTZ1JaZE5hMXZ3Nkcyek1ROWR1YUdCUHctLVRJeHVOZWRWbzd0Q1lzNXFYU3E0d2h6Ui05NDh4RWowQV9MUG9XdjRhN2M0eVRUZWhmQXNNTlQ0VWc?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 6 (UPI) &#8212; Gisele Pelicot, who endured a decade of rape by dozens of men while being drugged by her then-husband is back in court Monday as one of those men appeals his conviction. Husamettin Dogan, 44, a builder who was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Pelicot, has appealed his conviction [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":167093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}