Shock in France as surgeon charged with rape and sexual assault of 299 people
The IndependentFor 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 searched surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec’s home after he raped his six-year-old neighbour in 2017, they found a cache of sex dolls, wigs and child pornography. On February 24, Le Scouarnec, 74, will face trial on those charges in the Breton town of Vannes, in France’s largest ever child sexual abuse case. Why did nobody forbid this surgeon from working with children?” open image in gallery French ex-surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, accused of the aggravated rape and sexual assault against hundreds of children during three decades, is seen during his trial at the courthouse in Saintes, France, March 3, 2020 in this courtroom sketch. open image in gallery Roland and Mauricette Vinet hold a photo of their grandson Mathis Vinet at their home in Saint-Germain near Poitiers, before the opening of the trial in Vannes of French ex-surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec, accused of the aggravated rape and sexual assault against hundreds of children during three decades, France, February 5, 2025 Reuters couldn’t establish the role the surgeon’s alleged actions played in Mathis’ death.
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