00:00Less than a year after the landmark verdict in a drugging and rape trial that shook France
00:06and turned Giselle Pellico into a global icon, Pellico on Monday testified at the courthouse
00:13for the appeal of a man convicted in her case.
00:17Husametin Dorgan, sentenced to nine years in prison last December, denies he intended
00:23to rape Pellico.
00:25He argues that he was deceived by Giselle Pellico's ex-husband, who drugged his wife
00:31and offered her to strangers online before filming the assaults.
00:37The 44-year-old construction worker went on trial Monday in Nims, Southern France on charges
00:43of aggravated rape by administering substances that impair judgment or self-control, an
00:49offence carrying up to 20 years in prison.
00:53He remains free pending a verdict, but prosecutors had sought 12 years at his first trial.
01:00Pellico entered the courthouse under police escort, smiling as she shook hands with supporters
01:06who shouted words of encouragement.
01:08While last year's trial stretched over four months, the retrial is scheduled to last no
01:13more than four days, with a verdict expected on Thursday.
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