France faces its largest child abuse trial, weeks after country was rocked by Pelicot case
The numbers involved in France’s largest child abuse trial are staggering: 299 alleged victims, sexually abused in nine hospitals over 25 years - all by one doctor, prosecutors say.
A French surgeon is on trial accused of raping or abusing 299 people, mostly child patients
A former surgeon is set to stand trial in France for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims. Most of them were children who were his patients.
Retired French surgeon admits 'despicable' acts in child rape trial
A retired surgeon accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients, some while they were under anesthetic, told the opening of his trial in western France on Monday that he had committed "despicable" acts.
Former surgeon on trial in France after being accused of raping or abusing 299 victims, most of whom were child patients
Defendant Joël Le Scouarnec's chillingly detailed notebooks —which he used to document sexual violence that spanned decades — are central to the trial.
French Doctor Already Convicted of Child Sex Abuse Faces Hundreds More Charges
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.
299 victims, 65 lawyers, 75 days: The complex logistics of France's largest-ever child abuse trial
The 90-seat courtroom in Vannes, Brittany, was too small to host the extraordinary trial of Joël Le Scouarnec. After various options were considered, a spillover room was arranged to show broadcasts in a neighboring former law faculty.
France’s largest child sex abuse trial ever begins
The trial for former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec, who is charged with raping or sexually assaulting 299 victims over three decades, is set to be the largest trial of its kind in French history. NBC News’ Molly Hunter reports on how the country and activists groups are reacting to the allegations against the 74-year-old.
France's largest child sexual abuse trial: 'I've done hideous things'
Former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec went on trial Monday for raping or abusing 299 victims, mostly child patients, in a case spanning over three decades.
France braced for largest ever child abuse trial of surgeon
France is preparing for its largest-ever child abuse trial as a former surgeon stands accused of sexually assaulting 299 children.
After shocking Pelicot crimes, French surgeon to face trial in child sex abuse case
When police in western France searched surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec's home after he raped his 6-year-old neighbour in 2017, they found a cache of sex dolls, wigs and child pornography.
In Retired French Surgeon's Child Rape Trial, Son Says Father Was Like 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'
Prison officers escort ex-surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec from a vehicle, during his trial, where he is charged with aggravated rape and sexual assault against hundreds of children over several decades, in Vannes,
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A French ex-surgeon is accused of raping or abusing 299 victims. Most were child patients
PARIS — France is about to hold its largest-ever child sex abuse trial. While just one man is in the dock — a former surgeon accused of raping or sexual abusing 299 people, mostly child ...
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French surgeon's sex abuse was 'atomic bomb' for family, says son
Two sons of Joel Le Scouarnec, a French former surgeon on trial for the alleged assault or rape of 299 patients, told a court ...
Ex-wife of 'France's worst paedo' claims she didn't know - but letter holds major clue
Marie-France Le Scouarnec claims she had no idea her ex-husband - with whom she has three children - was a paedophile as she ...