Former Surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec Sentenced to 20 Years in Major Child Abuse Case
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May 28, 2025 14:56
vannes, france - Joël Le Scouarnec, a former surgeon in France, has been sentenced to 20 years in a significant child abuse case, admitting to assaulting and raping 299 patients, with 256 under 15 years old.
Former Surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec Sentenced to 20 Years in Major Child Abuse Case
In a major French child abuse case, 74-year-old former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec has been convicted and sentenced to twenty years in prison. He had already been serving a lengthy sentence for similar crimes.
Admissions in Court
During the trial in Vannes, Brittany, Le Scouarnec confessed to molesting and raping 299 patients, with 256 of them being under the age of 15. The abuse occurred between 1989 and 2014, with victims including individuals who were under anesthesia or in the process of waking up from it.