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JOEL LE SCOUARNEC: FRENCH SURGEON JAILED FOR 15 YEARS FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN
April 12, 2020
Euro News
A French retired surgeon accused of sexually abusing over 300 young children over decades – primarily his patients in their hospital rooms — has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in the first trial of what may be the largest-ever paedophilia case in the country.
The trial this week in the western city of Saintes concerned four people allegedly targeted by Joel Le Scouarnec, 70, including two of his nieces, a young female neighbour, and a child who was admitted to hospital at age 4 in the