French appeals court revisits Gisèle Pelicot rape case | NYGazet

An appeals court in France is hearing the case of a man sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in a drugging and rape trial.

Less than a year after the landmark verdict in a drugging and rape trial that shook France and turned Gisèle Pelicot into a global icon, she was greeted with applause Monday as she arrived at a courthouse for the appeal of a man challenging his convi... [3134 chars]