Man convicted in Gisele Pelicot rape trial appeals his sentence

Husamettin D., one of the 51 people convicted in the rape trial of French woman Gisele Pelicot, who was the victim of a mass rape orchestrated by her then-husband Dominique Pelicot at their home in the southern French town of Mazan, is seen sitting in the courtroom during a break in a hearing at his appeal trial, at the courthouse in Nimes, France, October 7, 2025. REUTERS/Alexandre Dimou