Joel Le Scouarnec, a former French surgeon, is anticipated to receive a 20-year prison sentence for sexually abusing hundreds of young patients, marking a significant moment in France's largest child abuse trial. The three-month trial revealed 111 rapes and 189 assaults committed from 1989 to 2014, primarily on children undergoing surgery. The surgeon admitted to his crimes, emphasizing his abuse of trust in his medical role. Victims' advocates are now calling for a thorough evaluation of systemic failures in the health system that allowed these abuses to persist for decades.
During the trial, Le Scouarnec stated, "I was a surgeon who benefited from my status to attack children, I don't deny that," admitting to decades of abuse.
His lawyer remarked, "He is utterly guilty," emphasizing the need for systemic changes within the French health system to prevent further abuses.
Victims' groups highlighted the trial's revelations of serious failings by the state, calling for a comprehensive government assessment of how Le Scouarnec continued to work.
Le Scouarnec is expected to be sentenced for 111 rapes and 189 assaults, making this the largest child abuse trial in French history.
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