French Surgeon Faces Trial in Nation's Largest Child Abuse Case

In France, the trial begins against a doctor who is said to have abused 299 children. The actions made possible the silence of the co-wishers, says a victim's lawyer.

The limitations of the French judicial and administrative system, unable to detect the sexual predator despite a conviction for possession of child pornography, will focus the proceedings against Joël Le Scouarnec, whose victims are on average 11 years old, Dominique Pelicot, sentenced to 20 years for seducing his wife and raping her for years together with dozens of men Two months after the verdict of the Pelicot case — the most important trial…

Trial begins for French surgeon accused of abusing 299 people, mostly child patients

A retired surgeon has gone on trial in France, accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients, some while they were under anaesthetic. The trial comes at a time of reckoning around sex crimes in France after the recent conviction of Dominique Pelicot, who had drugged and abused his wife and invited dozens of other men to assault her too. A warning - the following report contains content that may be distressing to some liste…

In France they try a surgeon accused of raping 300 children over 25 years of age during hospital stay. Joël Le Scouarnec, charged with the possible maximum sentence of 20 years of imprisonment. A 74-year-old doctor is accused of abusing about 300 children, while they were anesthetized or recovering from operations, according to information offered by a French court. Surgeon Le Scouarnec is tried for committing sexual violence during his decades …

Former surgeon accused of raping and sexually abusing nearly 300 victims goes on trial

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, is alleged to be the most prolific child abuser ever apprehended in France. He faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, on top of the 15 years he has been serving.

An ex-surgeon was tried that Monday in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what researchers and their own newspapers describe as a pattern of violence spanning more than three decades. “I committed hateful acts,” Joël Le Scouarnec declared before the Vannes court. “They were only children.” The 74-year-old man would face up to 20 years in prison if convicted, in addition to …