Ex-wife, sister testify in trial of French surgeon accused of sexual abuse of hundreds of children
The women took the stand in the trial of Joel Le Scouarnec, a former surgeon accused of raping or sexually assaulting hundreds of children who were his patients.
Former surgeon stands trial: What is the story behind France's largest child sexual abuse case?
Months after the Gisèle Pelicot case rocked France, Le Scouarnec is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims, most of them young children at the time. View on euronews
Victim speaks out at France child abuse trial, inspired by Pelicot
STORY: When police told Louis-Marie they believed he'd been sexually abused when he was nine by the surgeon who treated him for appendicitis, he thought it was a prank. It wasn't.Retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec is now facing what are widely considered the most serious charges of mass child abuse to go to trial in France.
Retired surgeon admits ‘despicable acts’ in France’ largest child abuse trial
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.
Who Is Joel Le Scouarnec? French Surgeon Accused Of Assaulting 300 Patients, Mostly Children
Former surgeon, Joël Le Scouarnec, has drawn global attention after he admitted to 'committing hideous acts' during the hearing of which has been dubbed as France's largest child sexual abuse case on Monday.
In retired French surgeon's child rape trial, son says father was like 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'
The son of a retired French surgeon accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients told a court on Tuesday that Joel Le Scouarnec was a good father - but that the crimes he is accused of are unforgivable.
A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients
Maxime Tessier, one of the lawyers of French surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients, speaks to the media at the Vannes courthouse, western France, on the opening day of the trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025.
Former surgeon on trial in France after being accused of raping or abusing 299 victims, most of whom were child patients
Defendant Joël Le Scouarnec's chillingly detailed notebooks —which he used to document sexual violence that spanned decades — are central to the trial.
In French child rape trial, one victim draws inspiration from Gisele Pelicot
Marie, 35, that they believed he had been sexually abused two decades earlier by a surgeon who treated him for appendicitis, he thought it was a prank. It wasn't.
Surgeon on trial for allegedly raping, abusing 299 victims, mostly child patients
A former French surgeon accused of raping or sexually abusing 299 victims, mostly children under his care, is set to stand trial in France on Monday.
Retired Surgeon Goes on Trial in France's Biggest Child Sex Abuse Case
A former surgeon accused of raping or sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients, some while they were under anaesthetic, went on trial on Monday in France's largest ever child sexual abuse case.
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