French court to rule on surgeon who abused children for decades

A French tribunal is to springiness its verdict Wednesday successful the proceedings of a surgeon who admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients implicit much than 2 decades, successful 1 of the country's largest kid enactment maltreatment cases.Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, is already successful situation aft being sentenced successful 2020 to 15 years for raping and sexually assaulting 4 children, including 2 of his nieces.In this trial, which began successful February, helium has admitted sexually assaulting oregon raping 299 patients -- 256 of them nether 15 -- successful hospitals successful occidental France betwixt 1989 and 2014, galore portion they were nether anaesthesia oregon waking up aft operations.Le Scouarnec is charged with 111 rapes and 189 intersexual assaults and is acceptable to look arsenic 1 of the astir prolific convicted enactment predators successful France's history.The victims person been represented by astir 60 lawyers."I anticipation the verdict volition beryllium commensurate with the horrors helium committed," Amelie Leveque, 1 of the victims, told AFP. "But I don't judge it precise much."Victims and kid rights advocates accidental the surgeon's lawsuit highlights systemic shortcomings that allowed Le Scouarnec to repeatedly perpetrate intersexual crimes.Prosecutor Stephane Kellenberger connected Friday requested the maximum 20-year condemnation for the retired surgeon and besides made the uncommon request that helium should beryllium held successful a centre for attraction and supervision adjacent aft immoderate release.

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"I americium not asking the tribunal for leniency," Le Scouarnec said successful his closing connection successful Vannes successful the occidental portion of Brittany connected Monday."Simply assistance maine the close to go a amended person," helium said. The verdict, which volition beryllium handed down by presiding justice Aude Buresi, is acceptable to beryllium announced from noon (1000 GMT).French instrumentality does not let sentences to beryllium added unneurotic adjacent erstwhile determination are aggregate victims.One of the lawyers, Maxime Tessier, has asked the tribunal to instrumentality into relationship the "exceptional" quality of Le Scouarnec's confession erstwhile helium adm...