The trial of a former French surgeon accused of raping or sexually assaulting nearly 300 patients, many of whom were children, is monumental in scale. The defendant, 74, has admitted to a majority of the allegations, which reportedly occurred between 1989 and 2014, with more than 250 victims being under 15 years old. The case has been termed one of the largest child sex crime investigations in France's history. With prior convictions for similar offenses, the accused's actions were exposed after a six-year-old girl's allegations led to further investigations.
The former French surgeon is charged with sexually assaulting or raping almost 300 patients, mostly children, during a span from 1989 to 2014.
Lawyer states the 74-year-old admitted to 'the vast majority' of the rape and assault charges, facing a maximum sentence of 20 years if convicted.
Described as possibly the biggest child sex crime case in France, over 250 of the alleged victims were under the age of 15.
The trial includes seven days of victim testimony in private, with the defendant already imprisoned for a 2020 conviction for abusing four children.
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