French court to deliver verdict in landmark child sex abuse case involving 299 victims

Verdict expected in trial of French paedophile surgeon who abused hundreds

Joel Le Scouarnec, who has admitted his guilt, says he neither wants or expects to be shown leniency.

French surgeon faces child sex abuse verdict

Joel Le Scouarnec is charged with 111 rapes and 189 sexual assaults Most of the victims were children under 15-years-old The prosecution requested the maximum 20-year sentence Le Scouarnec is already serving a 15-year jail term after a 2020 conviction of rape and sexual assault of four children Warning: This text contains descriptions of sexual violence. Vannes awaits sentencing of Joel Le Scouarnec It’s a gray, drizzly day in the French seas…

Joel Le Scouarnec: French 'Devil' Surgeon Who Practised Unhindered For Decades

A French court is to give its verdict in the trial of a surgeon who admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients over more than two decades, in one of the country's largest child sex abuse cases.

French court to sentence former surgeon who abused children for decades

Biggest child abuse trial in French history reveals decades of medical oversight failuresA former French surgeon is expected to be sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday for the sexual abuse of hundreds of patients mostly aged under 15, as the biggest child abuse trial in French history ends.Joël Le Scouarnec, 74, worked as a digestive surgeon in public and private hospitals across Brittany and the west of France, often operating on childr…

French court to deliver verdict in landmark child sex abuse case

A verdict is expected in one of France's largest-ever child sex abuse cases

French court to rule on surgeon who abused children for decades

A French court is to give its verdict Wednesday in the trial of a surgeon who admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients over more than two decades, in one of the country's largest child sex abuse cases. The surgeon practised for decades until his retirement in 2017 despite a 2005 sentence for owning sexually abusive images of children and colleagues raising their concerns.