Overview

• An appeal hearing opened in Nîmes for Husamettin Dogan, 44, the only one of 51 convicted men to maintain an appeal, with Gisèle Pelicot, 72, attending.
• Dogan told the court he "never wanted to rape" Pelicot and says Dominique Pelicot misled him about consent; Dominique denies this and is scheduled to testify on Tuesday.
• Dogan received a nine-year sentence in December and now faces a retrial where the maximum penalty is 20 years.
• The Avignon court previously convicted 51 men for assaults spanning 2011 to 2020, sentencing Dominique Pelicot to 20 years and others to terms of three to 15 years.
• More than 100 journalists were credentialed and feminist groups gathered outside the Nîmes court, with proceedings expected to conclude midweek.