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'They Knew': Victims Of Paedophile French Surgeon Blame Systemic Failure

Le Scouarnec worked in the Jonzac hospital for almost a decade until his retirement (Credit: AFP)

A French surgeon to stand trial over raping or sexually assaulting almost 300 patients, mostly children, practised for decades right up until his retirement despite a conviction for owning abusive images of children and colleagues sounding the alarm, an AFP investigation shows.

Joel Le Scouarnec, 74, is already in jail after a court in 2020 found him guilty of abusing four children, including two of his nieces.

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