10-02-2023, 04:25 PM
Henry Samuel
Fri, 10 February 2023 at 1:00 am SGT
France’s health ministry turned a blind eye to a convicted paedophile surgeon charged with raping around 300 children in France’s biggest-ever child sexual abuse case, according to reports.
Joel Le Scouarnec, 72, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2020 for rape and sexual abuse in a trial involving four underage victims, but he faces a separate trial on charges he abused 293 victims in a dozen hospitals between 1986 and 2014. Another 80 cases have passed the statutes of limitations. That makes it the country’s biggest paedophile case.
During the investigation, prosecutors found diaries belonging to the surgeon in which he detailed sex scenes with children, and proclaimed: “I’m a great pervert and am very happy about it.”
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While he has admitted to abusing children, during the second trial he contended that some of the diary entries contained elements of fantasy.
Questions arose during the trial about why nothing came out before and whether some people may have been aware of the alleged abuses. The surgeon had already been sentenced in 2005 to a four-month suspended prison sentence for possession of child pornographic images.
On Thursday, France Info, the state rolling news radio channel, revealed that the French health ministry was made aware of his conviction in 2006 - which came about following a tip-off from the FBI - but failed to act.
Better to read full report at: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/french-health...45370.html
Fri, 10 February 2023 at 1:00 am SGT
France’s health ministry turned a blind eye to a convicted paedophile surgeon charged with raping around 300 children in France’s biggest-ever child sexual abuse case, according to reports.
Joel Le Scouarnec, 72, was sentenced to 15 years in prison in 2020 for rape and sexual abuse in a trial involving four underage victims, but he faces a separate trial on charges he abused 293 victims in a dozen hospitals between 1986 and 2014. Another 80 cases have passed the statutes of limitations. That makes it the country’s biggest paedophile case.
During the investigation, prosecutors found diaries belonging to the surgeon in which he detailed sex scenes with children, and proclaimed: “I’m a great pervert and am very happy about it.”
......
While he has admitted to abusing children, during the second trial he contended that some of the diary entries contained elements of fantasy.
Questions arose during the trial about why nothing came out before and whether some people may have been aware of the alleged abuses. The surgeon had already been sentenced in 2005 to a four-month suspended prison sentence for possession of child pornographic images.
On Thursday, France Info, the state rolling news radio channel, revealed that the French health ministry was made aware of his conviction in 2006 - which came about following a tip-off from the FBI - but failed to act.
Better to read full report at: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/french-health...45370.html