French Surgeon Accused Of Raping Or Abusing 299 Patients, Mostly Children
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French Surgeon Accused Of Raping Or Abusing 299 Patients, Mostly Children

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This court sketch created on Feb. 24shows retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec next to his lawyer Maxime Tessier during a hearing on the opening day of his trial on charges of assaulting or raping 299 patients at the Criminal Court in Vannes. BENOIT PEYRUCQ via Getty Images A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe as a pattern of violence spanning over three decades. Trial builds on Gisèle Pélicot’s momentum Le Scouarnec’s trial comes as activists are pushing to dismantle taboos that have long surrounded sexual abuse in France. Le Scouarnec had already been convicted in 2005 for possessing and importing child sexual abuse material and sentenced to four months of suspended prison time.

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French pedophile surgeon's wife knew and 'did nothing', his brother tells court
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

French pedophile surgeon's wife knew and 'did nothing', his brother tells court

Raw Story  

The then wife of the French former surgeon on trial for allegedly assaulting or raping 299 patients was aware of his actions but "did nothing", the doctor's brother told the court Wednesday. Retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, has been on trial since Monday in one of the country's largest child sex abuse cases. Marie-France, who divorced Le Scouarnec in …

Joel Le Scouarnec trial: In France rapists can attack one victim or hundreds but still face same time in prison
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Joel Le Scouarnec trial: In France rapists can attack one victim or hundreds but still face same time in prison

The Independent  

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Joel Le Scouarnec trial: French surgeon’s ex-wife covered up his alleged child sex abuse, victims say
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Joel Le Scouarnec trial: French surgeon’s ex-wife covered up his alleged child sex abuse, victims say

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Marie-France Le Scouarnec, the mother of their three sons, insisted she knew nothing about her “Jekyll …

France Shocker: Ex-surgeon faces trial for abusing 299 boys and girls over 30 years, ’I committed odious acts’
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

France Shocker: Ex-surgeon faces trial for abusing 299 boys and girls over 30 years, ’I committed odious acts’

Live Mint  

France shocker: A former French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 patients, most of them children at the time. Le Scouarnec told the court that he admits to committing rapes and sexual assaults but claims he is not guilty in certain cases, AP reported. ‘Been waiting …

I've done hideous things: French ex-surgeon on trial for mass child sex abuse
3 weeks, 2 days ago

I've done hideous things: French ex-surgeon on trial for mass child sex abuse

India Today  

A former French surgeon went on trial Monday charged with raping or sexually assaulting almost 300 patients, most of them children at the time, in one of the country's largest child sex abuse cases. "I've done hideous things," Le Scouarnec told the court. Le Scouarnec's lawyer, Maxime Tessier, told the court his client admitted to the "vast majority" of the …

Upset stomach to overdose: A child's ordeal at France abuse trial
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Upset stomach to overdose: A child's ordeal at France abuse trial

Raw Story  

French retiree Roland Vinet is certain his grandson Mathis would still be alive if he had never met doctor Joel Le Scouarnec as a 10-year-old with an upset stomach. Mathis died of a drugs overdose aged 24, but his grandparents Roland and Mauricette attended the opening of the surgeon's trial on Monday on his behalf. Francesca Satta, the lawyer, said …

French surgeon accused of raping hundreds of young patients admits ‘despicable’ acts
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French surgeon accused of raping hundreds of young patients admits ‘despicable’ acts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, faces charges of aggravated rape …

Pedophile French surgeon on trial for abusing almost 300 patients
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Pedophile French surgeon on trial for abusing almost 300 patients

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A former surgeon is to go on trial in France on Monday charged with raping or sexually assaulting almost 300 former patients, most of them children. If convicted, Le Scouarnec faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison -- French law does not allow sentences to be added together even when there are multiple victims. Le Scouarnec was practicing …

Gisèle Pelicot ‘inspired’ victims in France’s largest child abuse trial to testify publically
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Gisèle Pelicot ‘inspired’ victims in France’s largest child abuse trial to testify publically

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Victims who were allegedly raped and abused by a former surgeon in …

French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 people, mostly children
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French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 people, mostly children

The Independent  

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France’s largest-ever child sex abuse: The horror story of a surgeon who will go on trial for sexually abusing 299 over 25 years
3 weeks, 3 days ago

France’s largest-ever child sex abuse: The horror story of a surgeon who will go on trial for sexually abusing 299 over 25 years

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Starting today, France will see its largest-ever child sex abuse trial; a French surgeon, Dr Joel Le Scouarnec, will be tried for allegedly sexually assaulting 299 children over the past 25 years. French ex-surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, accused of aggravated rape and sexual assault against hundreds of children during three decades, is seen during his trial at the courthouse in …

France’s largest-ever child sex abuse: The horror story of a surgeon who will go on trial for sexually abusing 299 over 25 years
3 weeks, 3 days ago

France’s largest-ever child sex abuse: The horror story of a surgeon who will go on trial for sexually abusing 299 over 25 years

Firstpost  

Starting today, France will see its largest-ever child sex abuse trial; a French surgeon, Dr Joel Le Scouarnec, will be tried for allegedly sexually assaulting 299 children over the past 25 years. French ex-surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, accused of aggravated rape and sexual assault against hundreds of children during three decades, is seen during his trial at the courthouse in …

A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients
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3 weeks, 3 days ago

A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients

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VANNES, France — A former surgeon went on trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe as a pattern of violence spanning over three decades. Trial builds on Gisèle Pélicot’s momentum Le Scouarnec’s trial comes as activists …

A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly children
3 weeks, 3 days ago

A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly children

NPR  

A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly children toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/AP VANNES, France — A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France on Monday for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children who were his patients, in what investigators and his own notebooks describe …

Joel Le Scouarnec: Retired surgeon admits ‘despicable acts’ in France’ largest child abuse trial
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Joel Le Scouarnec: Retired surgeon admits ‘despicable acts’ in France’ largest child abuse trial

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article contains distressing details from the outset. Paris CNN — The numbers involved in France’s largest child abuse trial are staggering: 299 alleged victims, sexually abused in 10 hospitals and clinics over 25 years – all by one doctor, prosecutors say. Joel Le Scouarnec, a retired gastrointestinal surgeon accused of decades of abuse, told the opening of …

Joël Le Scouarnec: France braces itself as largest-ever child sex abuse trial starts
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Joël Le Scouarnec: France braces itself as largest-ever child sex abuse trial starts

The Independent  

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How a surgeon accused of abusing 300 children kept 70 life-sized child dolls under his floorboards... and wrote in his diary on his birthday every year: 'I am a paedophile and I'm proud of it'
3 weeks, 5 days ago

How a surgeon accused of abusing 300 children kept 70 life-sized child dolls under his floorboards... and wrote in his diary on his birthday every year: 'I am a paedophile and I'm proud of it'

Daily Mail  

At 7am every morning, the bells of Saint-Gervais church ring out across the main square of the sleepy French town of Jonzac, summoning the faithful to Mass. Joel Le Scouarnec is accused of the sexual abuse of at least 299 boys and girls One of Le Scouarnec's victims, Mathis Vinet died of a drug overdose aged just 24 The home …

Joel Le Scouarnec: Trial of surgeon accused of sexually abusing 299 patients in France’s largest paedophilia case
1 month ago

Joel Le Scouarnec: Trial of surgeon accused of sexually abusing 299 patients in France’s largest paedophilia case

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former surgeon who allegedly …

'They knew': Victims of pedophile French surgeon blame systemic failure
1 month ago

'They knew': Victims of pedophile French surgeon blame systemic failure

Raw Story  

by Anais LLobet A French surgeon to stand trial over raping or sexually assaulting almost 300 patients, mostly children, practiced for decades right up until his retirement despite a conviction for owning abusive images of children and colleagues sounding the alarm, an AFP investigation shows. - Doctors vote - On June 14, 2006, in a letter seen by AFP, Bonvalot …

Shock in France as surgeon charged with rape and sexual assault of 299 people
1 month ago

Shock in France as surgeon charged with rape and sexual assault of 299 people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy When police in western France …

One accused, 299 victims: French surgeon on trial for sexual assaults
1 month ago

One accused, 299 victims: French surgeon on trial for sexual assaults

The Hindu  

A former surgeon goes on trial later in February charged with raping or sexually assaulting almost 300 former patients, most of them children and many of them unconscious at the time, over quarter of a century across western France. Le Scouarnec has generally acknowledged his involvement in many of the events in question” as well as his “concealment strategies”, said …

Joel Le Scouarnec: Surgeon accused of sexually abusing hundreds of young patients in France’s largest paedophilia case
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Joel Le Scouarnec: Surgeon accused of sexually abusing hundreds of young patients in France’s largest paedophilia case

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A former surgeon who allegedly …

Who are the men convicted in French mass rape trial?
3 months ago

Who are the men convicted in French mass rape trial?

Live Mint  

France's trial of a man who drugged his now ex-wife so he and dozens of strangers could rape her while unconscious ended on Thursday with all 51 defendants being convicted. Dominique Pelicot, 72, who admitted sedating his then wife with sleeping pills from 2011 to 2020 so that men he recruited online could rape her in her own bed, was …

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The French population has evolved … and I feel …

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face

LA Times  

Gisele Pelicot speaks to the media as she leaves court in the Avignon, France. Piques said she has been particularly shocked by the questions about Gisèle Pelicot’s sex life, including “whether she was into swinging or threesomes, when this woman was drugged and unconscious.” Gisèle Pelicot has shown remarkable calm and stoicism during the trial, even throughout the most gruesome …

Retired French surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec gets 15 years in jail in first leg of country’s biggest paedophilia trial
4 years, 3 months ago

Retired French surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec gets 15 years in jail in first leg of country’s biggest paedophilia trial

Firstpost  

The doctor, who has been accused of sexually abusing over 300 children, was found to be in possession of over three lakh pornographic images including those of children Lyon: A French retired surgeon accused of sexually abusing over 300 young children over decades – primarily his patients in their hospital rooms — has been sentenced Thursday to 15 years in …

French surgeon gets 15-year jail in massive pedophilia case
4 years, 3 months ago

French surgeon gets 15-year jail in massive pedophilia case

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A French retired surgeon accused …

France's 'worst ever paedophile' may have raped 349 children
5 years ago

France's 'worst ever paedophile' may have raped 349 children

Daily Mail  

A retired surgeon suspected of raping or sexually abusing as many as 349 children over nearly three decades has today gone on trial behind closed doors in France in what could be the country's biggest-ever paedophilia scandal. Le Scouarnec, 69, is charged in this opening case with raping and sexually abusing four children between 1989 and 2017. Joel Le Scouarnec …

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