BIZARRE: 3 - What They Never Told You

UK Man, Philip Young, Compared to French Abuser Who Drugged His Wife and Let Other Men Assault Her

Philip Young and five others face 60+ charges in a Swindon abuse case, drawing comparisons to France's Pelicot trial.

International Business Times UK · Dec 23, 2025

Senior French civil servant accused of mass drinks spiking to humiliate women

More than 200 women in France allege they were drugged by a senior civil servant at the Ministry of Culture who gave them hot drinks mixed with a diuretic to make them urinate. The events occured between 2009 and 2018 but while the accused is under judicial control he is…

Radio France Internationale · Dec 20, 2025

'Every time there's a big rape case in France, it's like we're just discovering it'

When 25-year-old independent journalist Anna Margueritat covered the Pelicot mass rape trial in the south of France last year, she drew on her own experience as a victim of sexual violence – and in doing so, found a new strength.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 11, 2025

Gisele Pelicot Update: Lone Man Who Appealed Rape Conviction Gets Longer Jail Term

Instead of proving his innocence, one of the convicted rapists in the Gisele Pelicot case will stay longer in prison.

International Business Times UK · Oct 10, 2025

French court increases sentence to 10 years for man who raped Gisèle Pelicot in landmark case

Husamettin Dogan was tried on charges of aggravated rape by administering substances that impair judgment or self-control, an offence punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

Euronews · Oct 9, 2025

Court rejects appeal, ups sentence for man convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot

A man convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot, who survived years of assaults orchestrated by her husband while she was drugged unconscious, has lost his appeal against the verdict. A court in southern France also stiffened his sentence to 10 years in prison.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2025

Man who raped Gisèle Pelicot has prison sentence increased to 10 years

French media say an appeals court has increased the sentence for Husamettin Dogan to 10 years for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025

French appeal court increases sentence of Gisèle Pelicot rapist

Husamettin Dogan loses appeal after jury at retrial finds him guilty of raping Pelicot while she was sedated

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Increase sentence for Gisèle Pelicot rapist, prosecutor tells court of appeal

Dominique Sie recommends 12-year jail term after Husamettin Dugan’s ‘refusal to take responsibility’ for assault

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

Appeal court to decide fate of last defendant in Pelicot mass rape case

A French court is set to decide the fate of the only man still protesting his innocence in a rape case that has come to symbolise accountability for sexual violence in France.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 9, 2025