French doctor gets 20-year jail for assaulting 299 people in paedophilia case

French doctor gets 20-year jail for assaulting 299 people in paedophilia case

Joel Le Scouarnec, the French doctor who sexually abused 299 people, has been sentenced by a French court to the maximum term of 20 years.

Protestors hold signs bearing the names of the victims and a banner reading ‘how many Le Scouarnec are still protected by the medical board’ (C) during a demonstration in support of victims at the courthouse on the sidelines of retired surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec’s trial in Vannes, northwestern France, on May 28, 2025. (Photo: AFP)