Overview

• The hearing began Monday in Nîmes for Husamettin Dogan, the only one of 51 convicted men to maintain an appeal after last year’s verdict.
• Dogan, given a nine-year sentence in December, remains free for health reasons and told the court he never intended to rape Gisèle Pelicot.
• The proceeding is scheduled for up to four days, with Dominique Pelicot to testify Tuesday from prison and Gisèle Pelicot expected to speak Wednesday.
• Dominique Pelicot received a 20-year sentence for orchestrating years of drugging and assaults recorded on homemade videos and did not appeal.
• A separate civil case in Avignon in November is set to determine damages owed to the main victim and her family by the convicted men.