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299 victims: maximum punishment expected for surgeons in abuse scandal!
The verdict in the abuse trial against Joël Le Scouarnec in France is expected on May 27, 2025. 299 victims affected.
299 victims: maximum punishment expected for surgeons in abuse scandal!
In a disturbing child abuse trial in France, the verdict against the accused surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec (74) is expected on Wednesday at 1 p.m. The case, which shocked all of France, involves a total of 299 victims. The public prosecutor's office is demanding the maximum possible sentence of 20 years in prison for the doctor. vienna.at
Le Scouarnec, who is said to have abused an estimated 158 male and 141 female patients - including numerous minors with an average age of 11 - between 1989 and 2014, has confessed to his crimes. The defendant often treated his victims like inanimate objects and apparently without any empathy. vienna.at
Abuse under anesthesia
A shocking detail of the allegations is that many of the attacks took place on patients or children who were under anesthesia and were unable to classify the events as abuse. This raises the worrying question of how it was possible for Le Scouarnec to continue to practice after being sentenced to probation for child pornography in 2005. vienna.at
Despite evidence of misconduct in the years leading up to his arrest, the doctor faced little accountability. The defendant's defense attorney described this as a "major failure of the healthcare system." Cases of abuse like this raise serious questions about the protection of children in healthcare settings and highlight that existing measures are not enough. spiegel.de
Context and prevention
The issue of child abuse is global and affects all societies. According to the World Health Organization, forms of child maltreatment that include physical, sexual or psychological abuse and neglect of children under 18 are widespread. WHO
Particularly serious cases are often known to child protection authorities, while more subtle deficiencies can go unnoticed for a long time. The increase in child maltreatment in the European Region has raised the need for more effective protection and prevention measures. Calls for a higher priority on prevention have become increasingly louder in recent years to better protect children from future attacks. WHO