A French appeals court Thursday has handed a man a 10-year prison term for raping Gisele Pelicot, increasing his original nine-year sentence.

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Husamettin Dogan, 44, was the only one to have maintained his appeal after the first trial last year of 51 men, including Ms Pelicot's husband Dominique Pelicot, in the case of mass sexual abuse.

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The former husband of 72-year-old Ms Pelicot has admitted to drugging her with sedatives and inviting dozens of strangers

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