Gisele Pelicot Returns to Court as Appeal Trial Begins in Landmark French Rape Case
Gisele Pelicot Returns to Court as Appeal Trial Begins in Landmark French Rape Case The appeal trial for Husamettin Dogan, convicted in the shocking Gisele Pelicot rape case, commenced this Monday in Nimes, France. Less than a year after the landmark verdict that saw 51 men, including Pelicot’s ex-husband, sentenced for sexual assault, Pelicot herself was greeted with applause as she arrived at the courthouse, continuing her courageous public stand against sexual violence. Dogan, a 44-year-old construction worker, was previously…