French surgeon who abused hundreds of children handed maximum 20-year jail sentence | DW News

A court has handed down a guilty verdict in one of France's largest-ever prosecutions of sexual abuse. Former surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for almost 300 counts of sexually assaulting or raping people, most of them children. The 74-year-old is already in prison for a prior sexual abuse conviction. The case has shocked France and raised questions about why he wasn't caught earlier.

DW correspondent Rosie Birchard was at the courthouse in Vannes in western France and told us more about the verdict.

#frenchabusetrial
#frenchsurgeon
#sexualabuse

For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/

Follow DW on social media:
►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews
►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews
►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/
►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews

Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch

Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

Post from DW News on May 28, 2025

View Original Post