A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims -
A French ex-surgeon is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims. Most were child patients
A former surgeon is going on trial in France for the rape and sexual abuse of 299 victims over a period spanning more than three decadesABC News - 4d -
‘My paedophile letters’: French surgeon to stand trial accused of abusing 299 child patients
Joël Le Scouarnec’s ‘black books’ of handwritten notes in which alleged sexual abuse was recorded are at the heart of case against him. When two gendarmes knocked on her door in 2019, Marie had no ...The Guardian - 4d -
It’s Jekyll and Hyde, says son of French surgeon accused of abusing 299 patients
Relatives of Joël Le Scouarnec, who allegedly sexually assaulted young patients, tell court of split personality. Members of a French surgeon’s family have described discovering the “Jekyll and ...The Guardian - 13h -
Former surgeon on trial after being accused of raping or abusing children
Defendant Joël Le Scouarnec's chillingly detailed notebooks —which he used to document sexual violence that spanned decades — are central to the trial.CBS News - 4d -
French surgeon accused of abusing 299 patients, mostly children, says he did ‘hideous things’
Joël Le Scouarnec tells court on first day of trial he will take responsibility for his actions. A 74-year-old surgeon accused of abusing 299 people, most of them children, while they were ...The Guardian - 2d -
Former Surgeon Accused of Abusing 299 Young Patients' Admits 'Responsibility' for 'Majority' of Charges as Trial Begins: Reports
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Trial of Former Surgeon Accused of Abusing Nearly 300 Opens in France
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French Doctor Is Accused of Child Rapes
Dr. Joël Le Scouarnec is accused of raping or sexually assaulting 299 people, mostly his patients, mostly children, over 25 years, in the country’s largest-ever pedophilia case.The New York Times - 4d -
Ex-surgeon admits 'despicable acts' in France's largest child abuse trial
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Retired surgeon admits to 'hideous acts' as France's largest child sexual abuse trial gets underway
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Ex-wife denies she knew about 'pedocriminal' husband, her family beg to differ in French abuse trial
The ex-wife of a former surgeon at the center of France’s largest ever child sexual abuse case told a court Wednesday insisted she knew “nothing” of her husband’s near 30-year history of abusing ...NBC News - 13h -
Doctor on trial for abusing hundreds of patients in France confesses
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France prepares for largest child abuse trial in its history
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