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Lone Defendant to Appeal Sentence in Mazan Rape Convictions

Husamettin D. will challenge his nine-year term at a Nîmes appeal hearing this autumn following mass withdrawals by co-defendants

Gisèle Pelicot quitte le palais de justice d’Avignon après le plaidoyer final de la défense, à Avignon, le 16 décembre 2024.
À l’issue du premier procès, la peine la plus lourde avait été infligée à Dominique Pelicot, condamné à vingt ans de réclusion, pour avoir violé et fait violer son épouse.
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Croquis d'audience réalisé lors de la lecture du verdict du procès des viols de Mazan, au palais de justice d'Avignon, le 19 décembre 2024

Overview

  • Husamettin D., 44, convicted in December by the Vaucluse Criminal Court, will contest only the length of his nine-year prison term at the appeal trial.
  • Sixteen co-defendants who initially appealed have withdrawn their challenges since early 2025, leaving him as the sole appellant.
  • The appeal hearing is scheduled from October 6 to November 21, 2025, before the Nîmes Assize Court and is likely to be markedly shorter with only one defendant appealing.
  • The original trial in Avignon convicted 51 men of drugging and raping Gisèle Pelicot between 2011 and 2020, with sentences ranging from three to 20 years.
  • Dominique Pelicot, sentenced to 20 years as the case’s orchestrator, did not appeal and faces potential additional charges for alleged crimes in 1991 and 1999.