French appeal court increases sentence of man convicted of raping Gisele Pelicot

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, wearing a mask and sunglasses, sits in the courtroom to attend a hearing in his appeal trial at the courthouse in Nimes, France, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Manon Cruz