Appeal Trial for Mazan Sexual Assault Case Scheduled for October

The retrial will involve 13 defendants contesting their convictions, while Dominique Pelicot, the orchestrator of the assaults, will appear as a witness.

The appeal trial for the Mazan sexual assault case will take place from October 6 to November 21, 2025, at the Cour d’Assises in Nîmes, France.
Dominique Pelicot, convicted of orchestrating the assaults and sentenced to 20 years, will not be retried as he did not appeal his conviction but will testify as a witness.
The case involves 13 appellants from the original 51 convicted of sexual assault or aggravated rape in the first trial held in Avignon from September to December 2024.
Gisèle Pelicot, the primary victim who was drugged and assaulted over a decade, has become a symbol of feminist resistance and will attend the trial.
Dominique Pelicot remains under investigation for other serious crimes, including a 1991 rape and murder case in Paris and a 1999 attempted rape in Seine-et-Marne.