French court sentences former surgeon to 20 years for raping 299 children
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FILE - This courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Joel Le Scouarnec, now 74, sitting in courtroom and accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients, at the Vannes courthouse, western France, on the opening day of his trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Valentin Pasquier via AP, File)A woman holds a banner representing anonymous victims during a demonstration ahead of the verdict in the trial of Joel Le Scouarnec, a 74-year-old former surgeon, accused of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children, Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Vannes, Brittany, western France. (AP Photo/Mathieu Pattier)People demonstrate with a banner reading "How many Le Scouarnec" ahead of the verdict in the trial of Joel Le Scouarnec, a 74-year-old former surgeon, accused of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children, Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Vannes, Brittany, western France. (AP Photo/Mathieu Pattier)People demonstrate with posters reading "No excuse for abuses", left, and "How many more?", right, ahead of the verdict in the trial of Joel Le Scouarnec, a 74-year-old former surgeon, accused of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children, Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Vannes, Brittany, western France. (AP Photo/Mathieu Pattier)Maxime Tessier, left, and Thibaut Kurzawa, Joel Le Scouarnec's lawyers, answer reporters after the 74-year-old pedophile and former surgeon who raped hundreds of victims over a period spanning more than two decades was given a maximum 20-year prison sentence Wednesday, May 28, 2025 in Vannes, Brittany, western France. (AP Photo/Mathieu Pattier)
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FILE - This courtroom sketch by Valentin Pasquier shows Joel Le Scouarnec, now 74, sitting in courtroom and accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients, at the Vannes courthouse, western France, on the opening day of his trial, Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. (Valentin Pasquier via AP, File)
