Overview

• Husamettin Dogan is the only man to pursue an appeal in the Mazan case and is being retried in Nîmes after a first‑instance conviction for rape and a nine‑year sentence in December 2024.
• The court viewed extensive video evidence described as shocking, with reports citing either 13 or 14 sequences showing the assaults.
• Footage presented in court corresponds to the night of June 28–29, 2019, and shows acts filmed in the couple’s bedroom under the direction of Dominique Pelicot.
• Gisèle Pelicot testified in person, stated she is the sole victim, and directly addressed Dogan over what she described as sexual violence.
• Dogan denies rape, telling the court he believed he was participating in a scenario and previously telling investigators he thought the woman was dead.