A former French surgeon named Joel Le Scouarnec faces trial on February 24 for attacking 297 patients through sexual violence during their medical procedures mostly involving children. The 74-year-old perpetrator engaged in these offenses throughout 25 years across various medical institutions in western France by attacking unconscious patients.
Public sessions at the trial in Vannes, Brittany will continue while testimonials from children victims at the time remain private throughout seven days.
While serving a 15-year term for molesting four children among them his nieces Le Scouarnec recently gained additional 111 rape and 189 sexual abuse charges. The victims were between one year old and 70 years old and the typical age of the victims was 11. According to Prosecutor Stéphane Kellenberger the defendant has acknowledged most of his criminal activities as well as his techniques for hiding evidence. 
The French legal system will impose a maximum prison term of 20 years on Le Scouarnec because State law prohibits the addition of sentences at one time. The worldwide feminist movement gained a symbol after Dominique Pelicot received a conviction for planning to rape his unconscious wife.
People who learned about their abuse for the first time expect the trial to provide needed explanations along with justice. People anticipate that these court proceedings will deeply influence France together with different international communities.
