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RARE PHOTOS: Man loses appeal against gisele pelicot rape conviction | Vintage Vibes

Gisèle Pelicot, arrives at the court in Nîmes on Thursday.
Gisèle Pelicot, arrives at the court in Nîmes on Thursday. Photograph: Arnold Jerocki/Getty Images

A man has been found guilty on appeal of raping Gisèle Pelicot after she was drugged unconscious by her husband – and has had his prison sentence increased to 10 years.

Husamettin Dogan, 44, an unemployed builder, who had contested his first conviction last year, faced a retrial this week at Nîmes court of appeal.

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