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Retired surgeon admits to 'hideous acts' as France's largest child sexual abuse trial gets underway

Retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec is accused of sexually abusing 299 victims, including many minors under 15 years old, with over 100 rape and 150 sexual assault charges.
The trial is based on horrific evidence, including a diary detailing sexual acts with children and over 300,000 child abuse images found at Le Scouarnec's residence.
Marie-France Le Scouarnec, Joel's ex-wife, is accused of covering up his crimes for decades, which she denies, claiming ignorance.
Le Scouarnec was previously convicted for downloading pornographic images of children in 2005 and is serving a 15-year sentence for assaults on four girls.

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NZ Herald

In mass child sex abuse case in France, early warnings went unheeded

Joël Le Scouarnec is charged with raping or sexually assaulting 299 people, mostly his young patients. His family’s testimony suggested a culture of silence...

6 days ago·Auckland, New Zealand

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Mediapart

At the trial The Scouarnec: "If a child was alone in his room, he would return"

On Tuesday, March 4, the interrogation of the former surgeon in the Morbihan Criminal Court was largely devoted to the rape scenes he reported in his "intimate newspapers." An endless list of his perversions was drawn up.

7 days ago·Paris, France

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Marianne

"I was in permanent transgression, I didn't forbid anything": at the trial The Scouarnec, the confessions of the executioner

In Vannes, the meticulous interrogation of Joël Le Scouarnec, which began on Monday 3 March and continues this Wednesday, plunged the court into a gulf of abjections. Souls sensitive, abstain.

7 days ago

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Liberation

Joël The Scouarnec admits rapes at his trial: "The more ignoble, sordid, the more I pleased with it"

Judged by the Morbihan Criminal Court for sexual abuse of 299 victims, often minors, the former Surgeon for the first time agreed to recognize the rapes he denied during the investigation. He described himself as "sexhibitionist, voyeur, sadist, masochist, scatological, fetishist, [...] paedophile".

7 days ago·Paris, France

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Le Huffington Post

"Written expression of my fantasies": Joël Le Scouarnec questioned about his "black notebooks"

The ex-surgeon had meticulously described the sexual assaults he had inflicted on nearly 300 young victims. At the hearing, he minimized the written record.

7 days ago·Paris, France

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NDTV

French Paedophile Surgeon Says He Is Both "Good Surgeon" And "Pervert"

French paedophile surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec said on Tuesday that he had two distinct personalities: as both "a good surgeon", and a "pervert" who had no qualms about what he did to his patients, most of whom were minors.

7 days ago·New Delhi, India

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