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Legal proceedings against Joël Le Scouarnec

Overview

Former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec has faced legal proceedings in France regarding widespread sexual violence committed against patients between 1989 and 2014. During his trial in the Morbihan criminal court, investigators identified 299 victims, with an average age of 11 at the time of the offenses. The charges included 111 rapes and 189 sexual assaults, supported by evidence from personal diaries detailing victims and locations across various hospitals in western France.

Following a conviction in May 2025, where he received a 20-year prison sentence, a new judicial inquiry was opened in Lorient. This subsequent investigation involves 48 additional victims and includes 10 new counts of rape and 40 counts of sexual assault occurring between 1987 and 2017.

Entities

Joël Le Scouarnec · Morbihan Criminal Court · Ardennes Assize Court · Lorient Prosecutor's Office · Jean-Baptiste M.

Timeline

  1. 7 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Joël Le Scouarnec faces trial for abuse of 299 victims

    Former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec faces trial in Morbihan for the alleged sexual abuse of 299 victims in French hospitals between 1989 and 2014.

  2. 24 days ago

    [CRIME] 7 sources
    Joël Le Scouarnec faces new investigation for 10 rapes and 40 sexual assaults

    French authorities have opened a judicial inquiry into former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec for 10 new rapes and 40 sexual assaults involving 48 victims between 1987 and 2017.

Sources

lejsl.com · sixactualites.fr