Overview
- Appeal judges convicted Husamettin D. again, increasing his prison term from nine to ten years and ordering five years of treatment.
- He was the only one of roughly 51 men convicted in the Avignon trial to pursue an appeal in the case.
- Prosecutor Dominique Sié had requested a 12-year sentence, arguing it was obvious Gisèle Pelicot did not consent.
- The court viewed 14 videos showing the defendant abusing Pelicot while she lay motionless and at times audibly snoring.
- Pelicot confronted him in court and rejected his claim of a supposed 'game,' as broader convictions and the 20-year sentence for her ex-husband remain in force.