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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Alison Hird with RFI

Survivors decry failures exposed in France’s biggest paedophilia trial

Protestor holds a placard reading "Collective of victims of JLS" during a demonstration in support of the victims of former surgeon Joel Le Scouarnec outside the court in Vannes, western France, on May 19, 2025. AFP - DAMIEN MEYER

A French court is expected to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in the country’s biggest ever paedophilia case. Former surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec is accused of raping and sexually assaulting 299 children over more than two decades. He has admitted to all charges.

For many survivors, the case is not just about one man, but about the institutions that failed to protect them.

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