"Gisele Pelicot, who survived almost a decade of rape involving dozens of men after she was drugged by her ex-husband, has arrived at a court in France for the appeal trial of one of the men convicted of raping her. Pelicot became a feminist hero after she decided to waive her right to anonymity in the trial of her former husband and 50 other men last year."
"Her lawyer, Antoine Camus, had said she would have preferred not to face the ordeal of attending another trial but would be present in court nonetheless. She will be there to explain that a rape is a rape, that there is no such thing as a small rape, Camus told Agence France-Presse. Husamettin Dogan, 44, a builder who was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Pelicot, has appealed against his conviction."
"Husamettin Dogan, 44, a builder who was sentenced to nine years in prison for raping Pelicot, has appealed against his conviction. The first trial last year heard he made contact with her then husband, Dominique Pelicot, in a chatroom and drove to the couple's home the same night in June 2019, telling his wife he was going out. He was convicted of raping Gisele Pelicot while she was unconscious."
Gisele Pelicot survived almost a decade of repeated rape after her then-husband drugged her and invited dozens of men to assault her. She waived her right to anonymity during the trial last year and became a public figure. The 72-year-old arrived at the appeals court in Nimes with a son and shook hands with supporters. Her lawyer Antoine Camus said she preferred not to face another trial but would attend and assert that a rape is a rape and there is no such thing as a small rape. Husamettin Dogan, 44, sentenced to nine years, has appealed his conviction. Dominique Pelicot received a 20-year sentence for orchestrating the assaults.
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