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A man in his thirties testified that he was assaulted during a consultation in 1995 when he was a young boy. He said "I ...

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, faces charges of aggravated rape and sexual assault against 299 victims, most of them children at the ...

Joel Le Scouarnec, a retired French surgeon, faces charges of severe crimes, involving sexual assault on 299 young victims ...

The youngest son of Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, a former surgeon on trial for the alleged assault or rape of 299 patients, told ...

The son of a retired French surgeon accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients told a court on ...

Described as France's 'worst ever paedophile', Le Scouarnec is accused of attacking 158 males and 141 females, with an ...

THE ex-wife of a sick French surgeon accused of raping hundreds of underaged children covered up his alleged crimes for ...

Marie-France Le Scouarnec claims she had no idea her ex-husband - with whom she has three children - was a paedophile as she ...

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, faces charges of aggravated rape and sexual assault against 299 victims, most of them children at the ...

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 ...

A former surgeon in France, now 74, is on trial for the alleged rape or sexual abuse of 299 victims, most of them children. Investigators say the violence spanned more than three decades.