A former surgeon is accused of raping or sexually assaulting 299 people, mostly children, over 25 years. It is considered to be France’s largest-ever pedophilia case.

Joël Le Scouarnec, a once highly respected surgeon, is now standing trial after being charged with raping and sexual abusing 299 people, many of whom were children.

A former doctor who's admitted sexually assaulting hundreds of children is facing likely new charges for abusing his own ...

By Juliette Jabkhiro VANNES, France (Reuters) -A retired surgeon went on trial in western France on Monday accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients, some while they were ...

Philippe Lopez/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The trial, which will take place in the coastal town of Vannes, in Brittany, is considered the biggest pedophilia case in French history.

VANNES, France (Reuters) - A former surgeon accused of raping or sexually assaulting hundreds ... The trial takes place in ...

The ex-wife of a former surgeon at the center of France’s largest ever child sexual abuse case told a court Wednesday ...

On February 24, Le Scouarnec, 74, will face trial on those charges in the Breton town of Vannes, in France’s largest ever child sexual abuse case. Prosecutors say Le Scouarnec has admitted to ...

A retired surgeon accused of raping and sexually assaulting hundreds of young patients, some while they were under anesthetic, told the opening of his trial in western France on Monday that he had ...