French appeals court revisits shocking Gisele Pelicot rape case

Gisele Pelicot arriving at the court in southern France (Lewis Joly/AP)

Less than a year after the landmark verdict in a drugging and rape trial that shook France and turned Gisele Pelicot into a global figure, she was greeted with applause on Monday as she arrived at a court for the appeal of a man challenging his conviction.

Husamettin Dogan, sentenced to nine years in prison last December, denies he intended to rape Ms Pelicot.