Overview

• Proceedings begin Monday at 14:00 in Nîmes for Husamettin Dogan, 44, the only one of 51 men convicted in 2024 to maintain an appeal.
• Convicted in first instance of aggravated rape and sentenced to nine years, he appears free due to a deferred custody order linked to polyarthritis and argues he was "trapped" and lacked intent.
• The hearing runs four days before three magistrates and nine jurors, a shift from the four-month, judges-only first trial in Avignon.
• Dominique Pelicot, sentenced to 20 years, will testify as a witness on Tuesday, and Gisèle Pelicot is scheduled to speak Wednesday as jurors may review the videos he recorded.
• Pleadings are slated for Wednesday afternoon with a verdict expected late Wednesday or Thursday, and feminist groups have announced a demonstration outside the courthouse.