Trial of Former Surgeon Accused of Abusing Nearly 300 Opens in France

A former surgeon is accused of raping or sexually assaulting 299 people, mostly children, over 25 years. It is considered to be France’s largest-ever pedophilia case.

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French surgeon on trial accused of raping, abusing 299 people

A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims
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‘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 ...
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Doctor on trial for abusing hundreds of patients in France confesses

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Ex-surgeon admits 'despicable acts' in French child abuse trial

Joel Le Scouarnec is accused of assaulting or raping 299 people, the vast majority under 15 years old.
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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 decades
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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 ...
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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.
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